# mountains vs mounting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mountains
*noun · IPA /ˈmaʊntn̩z/ · frequency rank #3,011*
plural of mountain

### mounting
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,832*
That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating.

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