Which to use
“mol” and “mook” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,602
- “mol” frequency rank
- #48,363
- “mook” frequency rank
- 71965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mol | mook |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of mole. | A disagreeable or incompetent person. |
Where the eye mixes mol and mook
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mol (/məʊl/) and mook (/muːk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mol is recorded at frequency rank #23,602, classified as anoun, pronounced /məʊl/. mook is at rank #48,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːk/.
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 71965, this pair ranks #44,721 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mol vs mook
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mol": l. Private to "mook": k.
"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mook ← mmook · mok · moko · mookk · omok