Which to use
“mo” and “moi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,745
- “mo” frequency rank
- #20,946
- “moi” frequency rank
- 25691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mo | moi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | combinação de me (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono) e o (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono, pronome demonstrativo masculino ou pronome demonstrativo neutro) | mim, eu, pronome pessoal tónico da primeira pessoa do singular: |
Where the eye mixes mo and moi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mo vs moi
A purely visual mix-up. mo (/mo/) and moi (/mwa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mo” sits inside “moi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mo is recorded at frequency rank #4,745, classified as apron, pronounced /mo/. 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 25691, this pair ranks #43,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mo vs moi
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mo": -. Private to "moi": i.
"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mo" and "moi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mo" or "moi" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" 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 #43,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mo" and "moi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.