Which to use
“mole” and “móvel” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,187
- “mole” frequency rank
- #4,325
- “móvel” frequency rank
- 11512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | móvel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não duro | que se move |
Where the eye mixes mole and móvel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mole with móvel
A purely visual mix-up. mole (/ˈmɔ.lɨ/) and móvel (/ˈmɔ.vɛɫ/) 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 11512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #7,187, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔ.lɨ/. móvel is at rank #4,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔ.vɛɫ/.
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 11512, this pair ranks #61,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs móvel
Shared letters: elm. Private to "mole": o. Private to "móvel": vó.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "móvel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mole ← mloe · mmole · moel · molle · omle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mole" for "móvel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mole" vs "móvel" - 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 "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "móvel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "móvel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "míope vs mole". 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 #61,317 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.