Which to use
“moído” is an adjective and “molde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #18,390
- “molde” frequency rank
- 58641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | molde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido, gesso ou cimento; forma |
Letter map: moído vs molde
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and molde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído (CVVCV) and molde (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - moído and molde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and moldeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. molde is at rank #18,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/.
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 58641, this pair ranks #8,624 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs molde
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moído": í. Private to "molde": el.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molde ← mlode · mmolde · moldde · moled · mollde · omlde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moído" for "molde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moído" vs "molde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "moído" vs "molde" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,624 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "molde" 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 #8,624 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.