Which to use
“Mond” and “monk” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,607
- “Mond” frequency rank
- #24,838
- “monk” frequency rank
- 28445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mond | monk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten umkreist | Mönch |
Where the eye mixes Mond and monk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mond and monk
A purely visual mix-up. Mond ([moːnt]) and monk ([mʌŋk]) 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 a single letter - d in “Mond” becomes k in “monk”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mond is recorded at frequency rank #3,607, classified as anoun, pronounced [moːnt]. monk is at rank #24,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʌŋk].
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 28445, this pair ranks #1,784,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mond vs monk
Shared letters: mno. Private to "Mond": d. Private to "monk": k.
"Mond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "monk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mond" for "monk" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mond" or "monk"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mond" and "monk" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,642 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mond" and "monk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monk vs mora". 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 #1,784,642 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.