Which to use
“magro” is an adjective and “mogno” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,924
- “magro” frequency rank
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- 54466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | mogno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não gordo, não cheio de carnes | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo |
Letter map: magro vs mogno
Shared letters muted; letters that set magro and mogno apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magro and mogno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: magro vs mogno
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magro is anadjective and mognoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #10,924, classified as anadj. mogno is at rank #43,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔgnu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54466, this pair ranks #11,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs mogno
Shared letters: gmo. Private to "magro": ar. Private to "mogno": n.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magro" and "mogno" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magro" vs "mogno" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "magro" vs "mogno" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mogno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "mogno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs moído". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #11,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.