Which to use
“molde” and “mote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,390
- “molde” frequency rank
- #18,928
- “mote” frequency rank
- 37318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molde | mote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | modelo escavado, próprio para reproduzir uma escultura através do enchimento com metal ou vidro fundido, gesso ou cimento; forma | partícula de pó |
Where the eye mixes molde and mote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. molde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between molde and mote
A purely visual mix-up. molde (/ˈmɔɫ.dɨ/) and mote (/moʊt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37318, 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/. mote is at rank #18,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced /moʊt/.
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 37318, this pair ranks #29,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molde vs mote
Shared letters: emo. Private to "molde": dl. Private to "mote": t.
"molde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "molde" and "mote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "molde" or "mote" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "mote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molde" and "mote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mote vs muto". 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 #29,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.