# mournful vs mouthful

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mournful
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɔɹnfəl/ · frequency rank #40,350*
Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

### mouthful
*noun · IPA /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ · frequency rank #28,630*
The amount that will fit in a mouth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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