# mona vs mow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mona
*noun · IPA /ˈmoʊnə/ · frequency rank #14,171*
Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.

### mow
*verb · IPA /məʊ/ · frequency rank #25,486*
To cut down grass or crops.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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