Which to use
“moído” and “mordido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #23,414
- “mordido” frequency rank
- 63665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | mordido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | enraivecido |
Letter map: moído vs mordido
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and mordido apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on moído vs mordido
moído and mordido 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 63665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. mordido is at rank #23,414, tagged as anadj.
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 63665, this pair ranks #6,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs mordido
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "moído": í. Private to "mordido": ir.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mordido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mordido ← mmordido · modrido · morddido · morddio · mordiddo · mordiod · moriddo · morrdido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moído" and "mordido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "moído" vs "mordido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "moído" and "mordido".
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "mordido" 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 #6,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.