# moan vs moh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### moan
*noun · IPA /məʊn/ · frequency rank #17,901*
A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.

### moh
*noun · frequency rank #44,940*
Attachment to the transient material world, which hinders the soul's search for its ultimate goal and is therefore one of the Five Evils.

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