Which to use
“marred” is an adjective and “mod” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,839
- “marred” frequency rank
- #8,172
- “mod” frequency rank
- 34011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marred | mod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spoiled; harmed or damaged. | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses. |
Same sound, different letters: marred vs mod
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - marred and mod
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: marred and mod carry the same recorded pronunciation, /mɑːd/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marred is recorded at frequency rank #25,839, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɑːd/. mod is at rank #8,172, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɑd/.
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 34011, this pair ranks #324,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marred vs mod
Shared letters: dm. Private to "marred": aer. Private to "mod": o.
"marred" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marred ← amrred · mared · marerd · marrde · marredd · mmarred · mrared
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "marred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marred" and "mod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marne vs marred". 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 #324,417 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.