Which to use
“moody” is an adjective and “Mooney” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,253
- “moody” frequency rank
- #25,482
- “Mooney” frequency rank
- 36735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moody | Mooney |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: moody vs Mooney
Shared letters muted; letters that set moody and Mooney apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. moody runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Mooney's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - moody and Mooney
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moody is anadjective and Mooneyaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moody is recorded at frequency rank #11,253, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmuːdi/. Mooney is at rank #25,482, tagged as aname.
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 36735, this pair ranks #300,608 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moody vs Mooney
Shared letters: moy. Private to "moody": d. Private to "Mooney": en.
"moody" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mooney" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moody" for "Mooney" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moody" or "Mooney"?
Useful next steps
Pair "moody" vs "Mooney" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moody" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mooney" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,608 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moody" and "Mooney" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moneys vs Mooney". 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 #300,608 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.