Which to use
“moção” is a noun and “moído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,980
- “moção” frequency rank
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- 54231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moção | moído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de mover | que se moeu |
Letter map: moção vs moído
Shared letters muted; letters that set moção and moído apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for moção / moído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moção is anoun and moídoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54231, 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/. moído is at rank #40,251, tagged as anadj.
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 54231, this pair ranks #11,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moção vs moído
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moção": ãç. Private to "moído": dí.
"moção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moção" for "moído" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moção" or "moído"?
After this comparison
Pair "moção" vs "moído" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moção" and "moído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs moído". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.