Which to use
“modern” is an adjective and “Mowers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #908
- “modern” frequency rank
- #47,210
- “Mowers” frequency rank
- 48118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modern | Mowers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. | A surname. |
Letter map: modern vs Mowers
Shared letters muted; letters that set modern and Mowers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. modern and Mowers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - modern and Mowers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: modern is anadjective and Mowersaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modern is recorded at frequency rank #908, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɒd(ə)n/. Mowers is at rank #47,210, tagged as aname.
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 48118, this pair ranks #196,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modern vs Mowers
Shared letters: emor. Private to "modern": dn. Private to "Mowers": sw.
"modern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Mowers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modern" for "Mowers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modern" vs "Mowers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "modern" and "Mowers".
- Full dictionary entry for "modern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mowers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modern" and "Mowers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "MERS 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 #196,111 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.