Which to use
“moído” and “mórbido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #39,273
- “mórbido” frequency rank
- 79524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | mórbido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | enfermo; |
Letter map: moído vs mórbido
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and mórbido apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mórbido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - moído / mórbido
moído and mórbido are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. mórbido is at rank #39,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔɾ.bi.du/.
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 79524, this pair ranks #1,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs mórbido
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moído": í. Private to "mórbido": biró.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mórbido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moído" and "mórbido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moído" vs "mórbido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moído" and "mórbido".
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mórbido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "mórbido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mogno vs moído". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.