# mount vs mourn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mount
*noun · IPA /maʊnt/ · frequency rank #3,185*
A hill or mountain.

### mourn
*verb · IPA /mɔɹn/ · frequency rank #16,538*
To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

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