Which to use
“mound” and “mudd” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,021
- “mound” frequency rank
- #48,367
- “mudd” frequency rank
- 61388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mound | mudd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense | Obsolete spelling of mud. |
Letter map: mound vs mudd
Shared letters muted; letters that set mound and mudd apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: mound and mudd
mound and mudd are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mound is recorded at frequency rank #13,021, classified as anoun, pronounced /maʊnd/. mudd is at rank #48,367, tagged as anoun.
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 61388, this pair ranks #94,606 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mound vs mudd
Shared letters: dmu. Private to "mound": no. Private to "mudd": -.
"mound" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "mudd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mound" and "mudd" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mound" vs "mudd" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mound" and "mudd". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mound" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mudd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,606 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mound" and "mudd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muda vs mudd". 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 #94,606 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.