Which to use
“marido” is a noun and “moído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,197
- “marido” frequency rank
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- 41448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marido | moído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o cônjuge masculino | que se moeu |
Letter map: marido vs moído
Shared letters muted; letters that set marido and moído apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. marido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against moído's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: marido vs moído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marido is anoun and moídoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marido is recorded at frequency rank #1,197, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾi.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 41448, this pair ranks #24,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marido vs moído
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "marido": air. Private to "moído": í.
"marido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marido ← amrido · mairdo · mardio · mariddo · mariod · marrido · mmarido · mraido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marido" and "moído" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marido" or "moído"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "marido" and "moído".
- Full dictionary entry for "marido" 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 #24,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marido" 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 #24,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.