# mode vs moh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mode
*noun · IPA /moʊd/ · frequency rank #2,357*
One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mode-vs-moh