Which to use
“moldar” and “montar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,792
- “moldar” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “montar” frequency rank
- 24820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moldar | montar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | construir o molde de | proceder à montagem de |
Letter map: moldar vs montar
Shared letters muted; letters that set moldar and montar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. moldar and montar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on moldar vs montar
moldar and montar 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moldar is recorded at frequency rank #19,792, classified as averb, pronounced /moɫ.ˈdaɾ/. montar is at rank #5,028, tagged as averb.
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 24820, this pair ranks #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moldar vs montar
Shared letters: amor. Private to "moldar": dl. Private to "montar": nt.
"moldar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moldar" and "montar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "moldar" or "montar" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "moldar" vs "montar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moldar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moldar" and "montar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moldar vs multar". 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 #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.