Which to use
“mogno” and “moto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,542
- “mogno” frequency rank
- #3,422
- “moto” frequency rank
- 46964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mogno | moto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | árvore meliácea da América tropical, especialmente das Antilhas (Swietenia mahogani), de madeira dura, marrom-avermelhada, muito apreciada para marcenaria de luxo | ato ou efeito de mover; movimento |
Where the eye mixes mogno and moto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mogno runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against moto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mogno with moto
A purely visual mix-up. mogno (/ˈmɔgnu/) and moto (/ˈmɔ.tu/) 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 46964, 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/. moto is at rank #3,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.tu/.
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 46964, this pair ranks #18,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mogno vs moto
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mogno": gn. Private to "moto": t.
"mogno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "moto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mogno" and "moto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mogno" or "moto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mogno" and "moto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mogno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mogno" and "moto" 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 #18,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.