Which to use
“mounting” is an adjective and “mouthing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,832
- “mounting” frequency rank
- #37,580
- “mouthing” frequency rank
- 46412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mounting | mouthing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating. | The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language. |
Letter map: mounting vs mouthing
Shared letters muted; letters that set mounting and mouthing apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - mounting and mouthing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mounting is anadjective and mouthinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mounting is recorded at frequency rank #8,832, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/. mouthing is at rank #37,580, 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 46412, this pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mounting vs mouthing
Shared letters: gimnotu. Private to "mounting": -. Private to "mouthing": h.
"mounting" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "mouthing" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mounting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouthing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mounting" and "mouthing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moulding vs mouthing". 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 #211,981 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.