Which to use
“mordida” is a noun and “mordido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,725
- “mordida” frequency rank
- #23,414
- “mordido” frequency rank
- 36139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mordida | mordido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | marca deixada pelos dentes de um animal | enraivecido |
Letter map: mordida vs mordido
Shared letters muted; letters that set mordida and mordido apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. mordida and mordido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: mordida vs mordido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mordida is anoun and mordidoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “mordida” becomes o in “mordido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mordida is recorded at frequency rank #12,725, classified as anoun. mordido is at rank #23,414, tagged as anadj.
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 36139, this pair ranks #30,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mordida vs mordido
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "mordida": a. Private to "mordido": -.
"mordida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mordido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mordida" for "mordido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mordida" or "mordido"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mordida" and "mordido".
- Full dictionary entry for "mordida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mordido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mordida" and "mordido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moído vs mordido". 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 #30,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.