Which to use
“model” is a noun and “mowed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #775
- “model” frequency rank
- #38,509
- “mowed” frequency rank
- 39284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | model | mowed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion. | simple past and past participle of mow |
Where the eye mixes model and mowed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: model vs mowed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: model is /ˈmɒd.l̩/ while mowed is /məʊd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
model is recorded at frequency rank #775, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɒd.l̩/. 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 39284, this pair ranks #278,078 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of model vs mowed
Shared letters: demo. Private to "model": l. Private to "mowed": w.
"model" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mowed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "model" and "mowed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "model" vs "mowed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "model" and "mowed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "model" 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 #278,078 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "model" 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 #278,078 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.