Which to use
“mogno” is a noun and “moído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- 83793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mogno | moído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo | que se moeu |
Letter map: mogno vs moído
Shared letters muted; letters that set mogno and moído apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mogno (CVCCV) and moído (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: mogno vs moído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mogno is anoun and moídoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mogno is recorded at frequency rank #43,542, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔgnu/. moído is at rank #40,251, tagged as anadj.
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 83793, this pair ranks #873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mogno vs moído
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mogno": gn. Private to "moído": dí.
"mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mogno ← mgono · mmogno · moggno · mognno · mogon · mongo · omgno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mogno" for "moído" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mogno" or "moído"?
Useful next steps
Pair "mogno" vs "moído" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mogno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mogno" and "moído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno 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 #873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.