Which to use
“moll” and “mook” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,278
- “moll” frequency rank
- #48,363
- “mook” frequency rank
- 90641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moll | mook |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A female companion of a gangster or other criminal, especially a former or current prostitute. | A disagreeable or incompetent person. |
Where the eye mixes moll and mook
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. moll (CVCC) and mook (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between moll and mook
A purely visual mix-up. moll (/mɒl/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moll is recorded at frequency rank #42,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɒl/. 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 90641, this pair ranks #3,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moll vs mook
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moll": l. Private to "mook": k.
"moll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mook" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moll" for "mook" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "moll" or "mook" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "moll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mook" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moll" and "mook" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moog vs mook". 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 #3,983 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.