Which to use
“moído” is an adjective and “moinho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #10,401
- “moinho” frequency rank
- 50652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | moinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | engenho para moer cereais |
Letter map: moído vs moinho
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and moinho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against moinho's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moído and moinho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and moinhoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. 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 50652, this pair ranks #14,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs moinho
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moído": dí. Private to "moinho": hin.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "moinho" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moinho ← mionho · mmoinho · moihno · moinhho · moinnho · moinoh · moniho · ominho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moído" and "moinho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moído" or "moinho"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moído" and "moinho".
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" 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 #14,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" 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 #14,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.