Which to use
“molde” and “morte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,390
- “molde” frequency rank
- #281
- “morte” frequency rank
- 18671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molde | morte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido, gesso ou cimento; forma | ato de morrer ou efeito de matar; fato ou momento que leva algo do estado vivo para o estado morto |
Where the eye mixes molde and morte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. molde and morte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses molde with morte
A purely visual mix-up. molde (/ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/) and morte (/ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molde is recorded at frequency rank #18,390, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/. morte is at rank #281, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/.
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 18671, this pair ranks #52,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molde vs morte
Shared letters: emo. Private to "molde": dl. Private to "morte": rt.
"molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "morte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "molde" for "morte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "molde" vs "morte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "molde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molde" and "morte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moído vs molde". 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 #52,260 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.