molvsMrConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,602
“mol” frequency rank
#192
“Mr” frequency rank
23794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mol Mr
Definition Alternative spelling of mole. Abbreviation of Mister.

Letter map: mol vs Mr

Shared letters muted; letters that set mol and Mr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
mol
2 ch
Mr

Spelling & dictionary notes on mol vs Mr

mol and Mr 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 23794, 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/. Mr is at rank #192, tagged as anoun.

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 23794, this pair ranks #406,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mol vs Mr

Shared letters: m. Private to "mol": lo. Private to "Mr": r.

"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Mr" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mol" and "Mr" be used interchangeably?
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: "mol" vs "Mr" - which ranks higher?
"Mr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #192 in our English list, against #23,602 for "mol". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "mol" vs "Mr" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #406,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mol" and "Mr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mol vs Moog". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #406,720 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