movsmusoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#4,745
“mo” frequency rank
#48,023
“muso” frequency rank
52768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mo muso
Definition combinação de me (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono) e o (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono, pronome demonstrativo masculino ou pronome demonstrativo neutro) homem que inspira o bem-querer de outras pessoas por conta de sua boa aparência, belo físico e ademais por vezes também incluindo-se a estes o seu carisma

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mo and muso apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

2 ch
mo
4 ch
muso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mo is apronoun and musoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52768, 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/. muso is at rank #48,023, tagged as anoun.

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 52768, this pair ranks #12,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mo vs muso

Shared letters: mo. Private to "mo": -. Private to "muso": su.

"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "muso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • musommuso · msuo · muos · musso · umso

Frequency comparison

mo#4,745
muso#48,023

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mo" and "muso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mo" is a pronoun and "muso" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mo" or "muso"?
"mo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,745 in our Portuguese list, against #48,023 for "muso". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mo vs muso

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “mo”; for a noun, it's “muso”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list