mixvsmoiTell them apart

Quick tell: mix is a noun, moi is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mix” is a noun and “moi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,744
“mix” frequency rank
#20,946
“moi” frequency rank
25690
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mix moi
Definition mistura mim, eu, pronome pessoal tónico da primeira pessoa do singular:

Letter map: mix vs moi

Shared letters muted; letters that set mix and moi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
mix
3 ch
moi

Role in the sentence - mix and moi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mix is anoun and moiapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mix is recorded at frequency rank #4,744, classified as anoun. moi is at rank #20,946, tagged as apron, pronounced /mwa/.

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 25690, this pair ranks #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mix vs moi

Shared letters: im. Private to "mix": x. Private to "moi": o.

"mix" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mix" and "moi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mix" is a noun and "moi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mix" or "moi" show up more?
"mix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,744 in our Portuguese list, against #20,946 for "moi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "mix" and "moi". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "moi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mix" and "moi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #43,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list