Which to use
“mod” is a noun and “mowed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,172
- “mod” frequency rank
- #38,509
- “mowed” frequency rank
- 46681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mod | mowed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses. | simple past and past participle of mow |
Where the eye mixes mod and mowed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mod and mowed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mod is /mɑd/ while mowed is /məʊd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mod is recorded at frequency rank #8,172, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɑd/. mowed is at rank #38,509, tagged as averb, pronounced /məʊd/.
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 46681, this pair ranks #209,441 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mod vs mowed
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "mod": -. Private to "mowed": ew.
"mod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mowed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mowed ← mmowed · moewd · mowde · mowedd · mowwed · mwoed · omwed
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mod" and "mowed" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mod" or "mowed"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mod" and "mowed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mowed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,441 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mod" and "mowed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mowed vs Mowers". 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 #209,441 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.