Which to use
“mogno” is a noun and “morno” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- #29,833
- “morno” frequency rank
- 73375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mogno | morno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo | pouco quente |
Where the eye mixes mogno and morno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mogno and morno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mogno with morno
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mogno is /ˈmɔgnu/ while morno is /ˈmoɾ.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “mogno” becomes r in “morno”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73375, 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/. morno is at rank #29,833, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmoɾ.nu/.
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 73375, this pair ranks #2,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mogno vs morno
Shared letters: mno. Private to "mogno": g. Private to "morno": r.
"mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mogno" for "morno" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mogno" or "morno"?
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 "mogno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mogno" and "morno" 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 #2,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.