Which to use
“morph” and “mouth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,513
- “morph” frequency rank
- #1,569
- “mouth” frequency rank
- 28082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morph | mouth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme. | The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
Where the eye mixes morph and mouth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses morph with mouth
A purely visual mix-up. morph (/mɔː(ɹ)f/) and mouth (/maʊθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morph is recorded at frequency rank #26,513, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)f/. mouth is at rank #1,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maʊθ/.
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 28082, this pair ranks #373,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morph vs mouth
Shared letters: hmo. Private to "morph": pr. Private to "mouth": tu.
"morph" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "morph" and "mouth" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "morph" vs "mouth" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "morph" and "mouth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "morph" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morph" and "mouth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morph vs myrrh". 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 #373,877 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.