mohvsmoleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“moh” and “mole” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,940
“moh” frequency rank
#11,745
“mole” frequency rank
56685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moh mole
Definition Attachment to the transient material world, which hinders the soul's search for its ultimate goal and is therefore one of the Five Evils. A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.

Letter map: moh vs mole

Shared letters muted; letters that set moh and mole apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
moh
4 ch
mole

Spelling & dictionary notes on moh vs mole

moh and mole are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moh is recorded at frequency rank #44,940, classified as anoun. mole is at rank #11,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced /məʊl/.

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 56685, this pair ranks #124,440 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of moh vs mole

Shared letters: mo. Private to "moh": h. Private to "mole": el.

"moh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • molemloe · mmole · moel · molle · omle

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "moh" for "mole" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "moh" vs "mole" - which ranks higher?
"mole" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,745 in our English list, against #44,940 for "moh". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "moh" vs "mole" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "moh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,440 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "moh" and "mole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moh vs Moog". 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 #124,440 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list