Which to use
“mole” is a noun and “moved” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,745
- “mole” frequency rank
- #1,053
- “moved” frequency rank
- 12798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | moved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin. | Emotionally affected; touched. |
Where the eye mixes mole and moved
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mole and moved
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mole is /məʊl/ while moved is /muːvd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #11,745, classified as anoun, pronounced /məʊl/. moved is at rank #1,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced /muːvd/.
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 12798, this pair ranks #479,502 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs moved
Shared letters: emo. Private to "mole": l. Private to "moved": dv.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moved" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mole" and "moved" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mole" or "moved"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mole" and "moved" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,502 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "moved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mole vs Moslem". 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 #479,502 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.