Which to use
“meia” is a noun and “moca” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,054
- “meia” frequency rank
- #39,266
- “moca” frequency rank
- 40320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meia | moca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de vestuário de tecido de malha que se calça sobre a pele até meio da perna | torpe, pasmão |
Where the eye mixes meia and moca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. meia (CVVV) and moca (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: meia vs moca
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meia is /ˈmɐj.ɐ/ while moca is /ˈmɔ.kɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meia is recorded at frequency rank #1,054, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐj.ɐ/. moca is at rank #39,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔ.kɐ/.
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 40320, this pair ranks #25,809 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meia vs moca
Shared letters: am. Private to "meia": ei. Private to "moca": co.
"meia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "moca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meia" for "moca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "meia" or "moca"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,809 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meia" and "moca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moca". 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 #25,809 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.