Which to use
“moído” is an adjective and “motivo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #808
- “motivo” frequency rank
- 41059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | motivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | razão, causa |
Letter map: moído vs motivo
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and motivo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against motivo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moído and motivo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and motivoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. motivo is at rank #808, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mu.ˈti.vu/.
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 41059, this pair ranks #24,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs motivo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moído": dí. Private to "motivo": itv.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "motivo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- motivo ← mmotivo · moitvo · motiov · motivvo · mottivo · motvio · mtoivo · omtivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moído" for "motivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moído" vs "motivo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "moído" and "motivo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "motivo" 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 #24,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.