Which to use
“modelo” and “módulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #871
- “modelo” frequency rank
- #6,915
- “módulo” frequency rank
- 7786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modelo | módulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cópia de algo em tamanho bem menor que o original | unidade de medida usada para definir as proporções dos corpos nas construções |
Where the eye mixes modelo and módulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modelo vs módulo
A purely visual mix-up. modelo (/mu.ˈde.lu/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modelo is recorded at frequency rank #871, classified as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈde.lu/. 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 7786, this pair ranks #66,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modelo vs módulo
Shared letters: dlmo. Private to "modelo": e. Private to "módulo": uó.
"modelo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "módulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- modelo ← mdoelo · mmodelo · moddelo · modello · modeol · modleo · moedlo · omdelo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modelo" and "módulo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "modelo" or "módulo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "modelo" and "módulo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modelo" 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 #66,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modelo" and "módulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "módulo vs mouro". 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 #66,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.