# mound vs mounts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mound
*noun · IPA /maʊnd/ · frequency rank #13,021*
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

### mounts
*noun · frequency rank #14,592*
plural of mount

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