# mofo vs mop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mofo
*noun · IPA /ˈməʊfəʊ/ · frequency rank #46,074*
Abbreviation of motherfucker.

### mop
*noun · IPA /mɒp/ · frequency rank #17,422*
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mofo-vs-mop