Which to use
“mofo” and “molho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,442
- “mofo” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “molho” frequency rank
- 34886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mofo | molho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de fungo de tamanho pequeno que coloniza a matéria orgânica rica em nutrientes, têm um micélio filamentoso e enramado que é a forma macroscópica visível como borra ou pelo | feixe pequeno |
Where the eye mixes mofo and molho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mofo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against molho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mofo with molho
A purely visual mix-up. mofo (/ˈmo.fu/) and molho (/ˈmɔ.ʎu/) 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 34886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mofo is recorded at frequency rank #29,442, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmo.fu/. molho is at rank #5,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ʎu/.
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 34886, this pair ranks #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mofo vs molho
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mofo": f. Private to "molho": hl.
"mofo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mofo" and "molho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mofo" or "molho" show up more?
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 "mofo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mofo" and "molho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mofo vs muso". 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 #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.