Which to use
“mando” is a verb and “moído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,551
- “mando” frequency rank
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- 45802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mando | moído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo mandar | que se moeu |
Letter map: mando vs moído
Shared letters muted; letters that set mando and moído apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mando (CVCCV) and moído (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mando and moído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mando is averb and moídoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mando is recorded at frequency rank #5,551, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.du/. moído is at rank #40,251, tagged as anadj.
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 45802, this pair ranks #19,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mando vs moído
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "mando": an. Private to "moído": í.
"mando" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mando ← amndo · madno · manddo · manndo · manod · mmando · mnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mando" and "moído" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mando" or "moído" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mando" and "moído".
- Full dictionary entry for "mando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mando" and "moído" 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 #19,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.