Which to use
“moda” and “mood” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,154
- “moda” frequency rank
- #25,401
- “mood” frequency rank
- 27555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moda | mood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc | humor |
Where the eye mixes moda and mood
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between moda and mood
A purely visual mix-up. moda (/ˈmɔ.dɐ/) and mood (/mud/) 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 27555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moda is recorded at frequency rank #2,154, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.dɐ/. mood is at rank #25,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mud/.
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 27555, this pair ranks #41,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moda vs mood
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moda": a. Private to "mood": -.
"moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moda" for "mood" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moda" vs "mood" - which ranks higher?
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 "moda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moda" and "mood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moído vs mood". 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 #41,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.