Which to use
“mobilidade” and “modalidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,656
- “mobilidade” frequency rank
- #5,554
- “modalidade” frequency rank
- 11210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobilidade | modalidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | capacidade de se mover | modo, maneira |
Where the eye mixes mobilidade and modalidade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mobilidade and modalidade follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mobilidade with modalidade
A purely visual mix-up. mobilidade (/mu.bɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) and modalidade (/mu.dɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobilidade is recorded at frequency rank #5,656, classified as anoun, pronounced /mu.bɨ.li.ˈda.dɨ/. modalidade is at rank #5,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.dɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 11210, this pair ranks #61,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mobilidade vs modalidade
Shared letters: adeilmo. Private to "mobilidade": b. Private to "modalidade": -.
"mobilidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "modalidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mobilidade ← mboilidade · mmobilidade · mobbilidade · mobiildade · mobildiade · mobiliadde · mobilidadde · mobilidaed
- modalidade ← mdoalidade · mmodalidade · moadlidade · modaildade · modaldiade · modaliadde · modalidadde · modalidaed
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mobilidade" and "modalidade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mobilidade" vs "modalidade" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobilidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modalidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobilidade" and "modalidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobilidade vs moralidade". 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 #61,696 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.