Which to use
“mounted” is an adjective and “mounts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,615
- “mounted” frequency rank
- #14,592
- “mounts” frequency rank
- 19207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mounted | mounts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | On horseback. | plural of mount |
Letter map: mounted vs mounts
Shared letters muted; letters that set mounted and mounts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: mounted vs mounts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mounted is anadjective and mountsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mounted is recorded at frequency rank #4,615, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmaʊntɪd/. mounts is at rank #14,592, 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 19207, this pair ranks #439,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mounted vs mounts
Shared letters: mnotu. Private to "mounted": de. Private to "mounts": s.
"mounted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mounts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mounted" and "mounts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mounted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mounts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mounted" and "mounts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mints vs mounts". 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 #439,747 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.