moídovsmoodWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: moído is a adjective, mood is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“moído” is an adjective and “mood” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,251
“moído” frequency rank
#25,401
“mood” frequency rank
65652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moído mood
Definition que se moeu humor

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set moído and mood apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
moído
4 ch
mood

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and moodanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. mood is at rank #25,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mud/.

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 65652, this pair ranks #5,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moído vs mood

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moído": í. Private to "mood": -.

"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moodmmood · mod · moodd · omod

Frequency comparison

moído#40,251
mood#25,401

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moído" and "mood" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "moído" is an adjective and "mood" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "moído" or "mood"?
"mood" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,401 in our Portuguese list, against #40,251 for "moído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering moído vs mood

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “moído”; for a noun, it's “mood”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “moído” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list