Which to use
“moção” and “mofo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,980
- “moção” frequency rank
- #29,442
- “mofo” frequency rank
- 43422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moção | mofo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de mover | espécie de fungo de tamanho pequeno que coloniza a matéria orgânica rica em nutrientes, têm um micélio filamentoso e enramado que é a forma macroscópica visível como borra ou pelo |
Where the eye mixes moção and mofo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. moção runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mofo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between moção and mofo
A purely visual mix-up. moção (/mu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and mofo (/ˈmo.fu/) 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 43422, 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/. mofo is at rank #29,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmo.fu/.
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 43422, this pair ranks #22,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moção vs mofo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moção": ãç. Private to "mofo": f.
"moção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mofo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mofo ← mfoo · mmofo · moffo · moof · omfo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moção" and "mofo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "moção" or "mofo" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mofo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moção" and "mofo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mofo 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 #22,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.