Which to use
“mora” and “moto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,057
- “mora” frequency rank
- #3,422
- “moto” frequency rank
- 5479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | moto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | demora, dilação, delonga | ato ou efeito de mover; movimento |
Where the eye mixes mora and moto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mora with moto
A purely visual mix-up. mora (/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/) and moto (/ˈmɔ.tu/) 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 5479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mora is recorded at frequency rank #2,057, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. moto is at rank #3,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.tu/.
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 5479, this pair ranks #69,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs moto
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mora": ar. Private to "moto": t.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mora" for "moto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mora" or "moto"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mora" and "moto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "moto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moto vs muso". 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 #69,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.