# mono vs mouro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mono
*adjective · frequency rank #23,739*
relativo a macaco: «...flor das raças monas.» Castilho.

### mouro
*noun · frequency rank #36,124*
habitante da Mauritânia; muçulmano; sarraceno

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mono-vs-mouro