Which to use
“month” and “mounts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #562
- “month” frequency rank
- #14,592
- “mounts” frequency rank
- 15154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | month | mounts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. | plural of mount |
Letter map: month vs mounts
Shared letters muted; letters that set month and mounts apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on month vs mounts
month and mounts are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
month is recorded at frequency rank #562, classified as anoun, pronounced /mʌnθ/. mounts is at rank #14,592, tagged as anoun.
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 15154, this pair ranks #465,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of month vs mounts
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "month": h. Private to "mounts": su.
"month" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mounts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "month" and "mounts" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "month" or "mounts" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "month" and "mounts".
- Full dictionary entry for "month" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mounts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #465,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "month" and "mounts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meath vs month". 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 #465,750 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.