Which to use
“mogno” and “morro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- #3,501
- “morro” frequency rank
- 47043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mogno | morro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo | elevação de terra suave e não muito alta |
Where the eye mixes mogno and morro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mogno and morro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mogno vs morro
A purely visual mix-up. mogno (/ˈmɔgnu/) and morro (/ˈmo.Ru/) 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 47043, 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/. morro is at rank #3,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmo.Ru/.
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 47043, this pair ranks #18,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mogno vs morro
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mogno": gn. Private to "morro": r.
"mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mogno" for "morro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mogno" vs "morro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "morro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mogno" and "morro" 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 #18,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.