# moms vs mote

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### moms
*noun · IPA /mɒmz/ · frequency rank #8,827*
plural of mom

### mote
*noun · IPA /moʊt/ · frequency rank #45,526*
A small particle; a speck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moms-vs-mote