Which to use
“mofo” and “mote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,442
- “mofo” frequency rank
- #18,928
- “mote” frequency rank
- 48370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mofo | mote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | partícula de pó |
Where the eye mixes mofo and mote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mofo and mote follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mofo vs mote
A purely visual mix-up. mofo (/ˈmo.fu/) and mote (/moʊt/) 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 48370, 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/. mote is at rank #18,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced /moʊt/.
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 48370, this pair ranks #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mofo vs mote
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mofo": f. Private to "mote": et.
"mofo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mofo" and "mote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mofo" vs "mote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mofo" and "mote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mofo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mofo" and "mote" 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 #16,810 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.