Which to use
“month” and “mouth” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,155
- “month” frequency rank
- #40,096
- “mouth” frequency rank
- 86251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | month | mouth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zwölftel des Jahres, mit einer Dauer von 28 bis 31 Tagen: Monat | Mund |
Where the eye mixes month and mouth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. month (CVCCC) and mouth (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses month with mouth
A purely visual mix-up. month ([mʌnθ]) and mouth ([maʊθ]) 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 - n in “month” becomes u in “mouth”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
month is recorded at frequency rank #46,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [mʌnθ]. mouth is at rank #40,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʊθ].
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 86251, this pair ranks #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of month vs mouth
Shared letters: hmot. Private to "month": n. Private to "mouth": u.
"month" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "month" and "mouth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "month" or "mouth"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "month" and "mouth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "month" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "month" and "mouth" 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 #96,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.