Which to use
“moído” is an adjective and “moto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,251
- “moído” frequency rank
- #3,422
- “moto” frequency rank
- 43673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moído | moto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se moeu | ato ou efeito de mover; movimento |
Letter map: moído vs moto
Shared letters muted; letters that set moído and moto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against moto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moído and moto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moído is anadjective and motoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moído is recorded at frequency rank #40,251, classified as anadj. moto is at rank #3,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.tu/.
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 43673, this pair ranks #21,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moído vs moto
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moído": dí. Private to "moto": t.
"moído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "moto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- moto ← mmoto · moot · motto · mtoo · omto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "moído" and "moto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "moído" or "moto"?
What to do next
Pair "moído" vs "moto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moído" and "moto" 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 #21,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.