Which to use
“mãos” and “mood” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #761
- “mãos” frequency rank
- #25,401
- “mood” frequency rank
- 26162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mãos | mood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de mão | humor |
Where the eye mixes mãos and mood
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mãos vs mood
A purely visual mix-up. mãos (/ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/) and mood (/mud/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mãos is recorded at frequency rank #761, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃w̃ʃ/. mood is at rank #25,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mud/.
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 26162, this pair ranks #43,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mãos vs mood
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mãos": sã. Private to "mood": d.
"mãos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mood ← mmood · mod · moodd · omod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mãos" and "mood" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mãos" vs "mood" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mãos" and "mood" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mãos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mãos" and "mood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moído vs mood". 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 #43,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.