modavsmoradaTell them apart

Which to use

“moda” and “morada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,154
“moda” frequency rank
#7,188
“morada” frequency rank
9342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moda morada
Definition uso passageiro que regula, de acordo com o gosto do momento, a forma de viver, de vestir, etc ato de morar; habitação, moradia

Letter map: moda vs morada

Shared letters muted; letters that set moda and morada apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

4 ch
moda
6 ch
morada

Pair insight - moda / morada

moda and morada are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9342, 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/. morada is at rank #7,188, tagged as anoun.

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 9342, this pair ranks #64,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of moda vs morada

Shared letters: admo. Private to "moda": -. Private to "morada": r.

"moda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "morada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modamdoa · mmoda · moad · modda · omda
  • moradammorada · moarda · moraad · moradda · mordaa · morrada · mroada · omrada

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "moda" for "morada" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "moda" or "morada"?
"moda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,154 in our Portuguese list, against #7,188 for "morada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moda" and "morada".

  • Full dictionary entry for "moda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "morada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moda" and "morada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marajá vs morada". 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 #64,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list