# mosh vs must

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mosh
*verb · IPA /mɒʃ/ · frequency rank #43,796*
To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.

### must
*verb · IPA /məst/ · frequency rank #198*
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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