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Which to use

“mobbed” and “morbid” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,778
“mobbed” frequency rank
#20,711
“morbid” frequency rank
63489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mobbed morbid
Definition Crowded. Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.

Letter map: mobbed vs morbid

Shared letters muted; letters that set mobbed and morbid apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
mobbed
6 ch
morbid

Pair insight - mobbed / morbid

mobbed and morbid are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mobbed is recorded at frequency rank #42,778, classified as anadj. morbid is at rank #20,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔː.bɪd/.

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 63489, this pair ranks #82,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mobbed vs morbid

Shared letters: bdmo. Private to "mobbed": e. Private to "morbid": ir.

"mobbed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "morbid" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mobbedmbobed · mmobbed · mobbde · mobbedd · mobebd · mobed · ombbed
  • morbidmmorbid · mobrid · morbbid · morbdi · morbidd · moribd · morrbid · mrobid

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mobbed" and "morbid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "mobbed" vs "morbid" - which ranks higher?
"morbid" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,711 in our English list, against #42,778 for "mobbed". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "mobbed" and "morbid". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mobbed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "morbid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mobbed" and "morbid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobbed vs mowed". 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 #82,690 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list