Which to use
“moda” and “mora” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,154
- “moda” frequency rank
- #2,057
- “mora” frequency rank
- 4211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moda | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc | demora, dilação, delonga |
Where the eye mixes moda and mora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moda vs mora
A purely visual mix-up. moda (/ˈmɔ.dɐ/) and mora (/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/) 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 a single letter - d in “moda” becomes r in “mora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4211, 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/. mora is at rank #2,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/.
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 4211, this pair ranks #70,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of moda vs mora
Shared letters: amo. Private to "moda": d. Private to "mora": r.
"moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moda" for "mora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moda" vs "mora" - 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 "moda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moda" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirra vs mora". 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 #70,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.