# mend vs mood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mend
*verb · IPA /mɛnd/ · frequency rank #18,888*
To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).

### mood
*noun · IPA /muːd/ · frequency rank #3,378*
A mental or emotional state, composure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mend-vs-mood