Which to use
“mon” is a pronoun and “month” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,294
- “mon” frequency rank
- #46,155
- “month” frequency rank
- 57449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mon | month |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mein, meine | Zwölftel des Jahres, mit einer Dauer von 28 bis 31 Tagen: Monat |
Where the eye mixes mon and month
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mon with month
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mon is [mɔ̃] while month is [mʌnθ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mon” sits inside “month”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mon is recorded at frequency rank #11,294, classified as apron, pronounced [mɔ̃]. month is at rank #46,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʌnθ].
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 57449, this pair ranks #900,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mon vs month
Shared letters: mno. Private to "mon": -. Private to "month": ht.
"mon" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "month" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- month ← mmonth · mnoth · monht · monnth · monthh · montth · motnh · omnth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mon" and "month" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mon" or "month" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "month" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #900,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mon" and "month" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs mot". 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 #900,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.