Which to use
“mo” is a pronoun and “most” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,745
- “mo” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “most” frequency rank
- 18312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mo | most |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | combinação de me (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono) e o (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono, pronome demonstrativo masculino ou pronome demonstrativo neutro) | muito |
Letter map: mo vs most
Shared letters muted; letters that set mo and most apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: mo vs most
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mo is apronoun and mostanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mo” sits inside “most”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18312, 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/. most is at rank #13,567, tagged as anadv.
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 18312, this pair ranks #52,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mo vs most
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mo": -. Private to "most": st.
"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "most" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- most ← mmost · mosst · mostt · mots · msot · omst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mo" and "most" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mo" or "most" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "mo" vs "most" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "most" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mo" and "most" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "most vs muso". 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 #52,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.