mohvsmouthWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,940
“moh” frequency rank
#1,569
“mouth” frequency rank
46509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature moh mouth
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. The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set moh and mouth apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
moh
5 ch
mouth

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

moh and mouth 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

moh is recorded at frequency rank #44,940, classified as anoun. mouth is at rank #1,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maʊθ/.

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 46509, this pair ranks #211,093 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of moh vs mouth

Shared letters: hmo. Private to "moh": -. Private to "mouth": tu.

"moh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mouthmmouth · motuh · mouht · mouthh · moutth · muoth · omuth

Frequency comparison

moh#44,940
mouth#1,569

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "moh" and "mouth" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "moh" or "mouth"?
"mouth" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,569 in our English list, against #44,940 for "moh". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering moh vs mouth

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “moh” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list