Which to use
“moído” is an adjective and “molho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #5,444
- “molho” frequency rank
- 45695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | molho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | feixe pequeno |
Letter map: moído vs molho
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and molho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído (CVVCV) and molho (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 molho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and molhoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. molho is at rank #5,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ʎu/.
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 45695, this pair ranks #19,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs molho
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moído": dí. Private to "molho": hl.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "molho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- molho ← mloho · mmolho · mohlo · molhho · mollho · moloh · omlho
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moído" and "molho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "moído" or "molho" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moído" and "molho".
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "molho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "molho" 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 #19,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.