Which to use
“mong” is a noun and “mou” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,386
- “mong” frequency rank
- #25,145
- “mou” frequency rank
- 54531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mong | mou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A mingling, mixture, or crowd. | Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question. |
Letter map: mong vs mou
Shared letters muted; letters that set mong and mou apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mong and mou
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mong is anoun and mouaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mong is recorded at frequency rank #29,386, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmʌŋ/. mou is at rank #25,145, tagged as aparticle.
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 54531, this pair ranks #140,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mong vs mou
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mong": gn. Private to "mou": u.
"mong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mong ← mmong · mnog · mogn · mongg · monng · omng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mong" for "mou" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "mong" and "mou". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mong" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mong" and "mou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mong vs Moog". 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 #140,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.