Which to use
“moção” and “moda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,980
- “moção” frequency rank
- #2,154
- “moda” frequency rank
- 16134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moção | moda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de mover | uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc |
Where the eye mixes moção and moda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moção and moda
A purely visual mix-up. moção (/mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and moda (/ˈmɔ.dɐ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moção is recorded at frequency rank #13,980, classified as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. moda is at rank #2,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.dɐ/.
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 16134, this pair ranks #55,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moção vs moda
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moção": ãç. Private to "moda": ad.
"moção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moda ← mdoa · mmoda · moad · modda · omda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moção" for "moda" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moção" vs "moda" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moção" and "moda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moção vs mogno". 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 #55,475 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.