# mort vs mortal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mort
*noun · IPA /mɔːt/ · frequency rank #26,514*
Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.

### mortal
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɔː.təl/ · frequency rank #8,831*
Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mort-vs-mortal