Which to use
“mo” and “my” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,745
- “mo” frequency rank
- #1,440
- “my” frequency rank
- 6185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mo | my |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | combinação de me (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono) e o (pronome pessoal oblíquo átono, pronome demonstrativo masculino ou pronome demonstrativo neutro) | nós |
Letter map: mo vs my
Shared letters muted; letters that set mo and my apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Corpus notes: mo and my
mo and my are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - o in “mo” becomes y in “my”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6185, 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/. my is at rank #1,440, tagged as apron.
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 6185, this pair ranks #68,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mo vs my
Shared letters: m. Private to "mo": o. Private to "my": y.
"mo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "my" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mo" and "my" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mo" or "my"?
What to do next
Pair "mo" vs "my" 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 "my" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mo" and "my" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.