modelvsmóduloTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,860
“model” frequency rank
#6,915
“módulo” frequency rank
24775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature model módulo
Definition modelo unidade de medida usada para definir as proporções dos corpos nas construções

Where the eye mixes model and módulo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
model
6 ch
módulo

Look-alike desk: model vs módulo

A purely visual mix-up. model (/mo.dǝl/) and módulo (/ˈmɔ.du.lu/) 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 24775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

model is recorded at frequency rank #17,860, classified as anoun, pronounced /mo.dǝl/. módulo is at rank #6,915, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.du.lu/.

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 24775, this pair ranks #44,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of model vs módulo

Shared letters: dlmo. Private to "model": e. Private to "módulo": .

"model" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "módulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelmdoel · mmodel · moddel · modell · modle · moedl · omdel

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "model" and "módulo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/mo.dǝl/ versus /ˈmɔ.du.lu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "model" vs "módulo" - which ranks higher?
"módulo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,915 in our Portuguese list, against #17,860 for "model". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "model" and "módulo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "model" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "módulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "model" and "módulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs model". 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 #44,721 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