Which to use
“mogno” and “moinho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- #10,401
- “moinho” frequency rank
- 53943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mogno | moinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo | engenho para moer cereais |
Where the eye mixes mogno and moinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mogno runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against moinho's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mogno with moinho
A purely visual mix-up. mogno (/ˈmɔgnu/) and moinho (/mu.ˈi.ɲu/ [muˈiɲu], [ˈmu̯iɲu]) 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 53943, 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/. moinho is at rank #10,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈi.ɲu/ [muˈiɲu], [ˈmu̯iɲu].
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 53943, this pair ranks #11,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mogno vs moinho
Shared letters: mno. Private to "mogno": g. Private to "moinho": hi.
"mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moinho" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mogno" for "moinho" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mogno" or "moinho" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mogno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moinho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mogno" and "moinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs moído". 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 #11,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.