Which to use
“mouthed” is an adjective and “mouths” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,850
- “mouthed” frequency rank
- #10,891
- “mouths” frequency rank
- 36741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mouthed | mouths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a specified type of mouth. | plural of mouth |
Letter map: mouthed vs mouths
Shared letters muted; letters that set mouthed and mouths apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. mouthed runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against mouths's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mouthed and mouths
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mouthed is anadjective and mouthsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mouthed is recorded at frequency rank #25,850, classified as anadj. mouths is at rank #10,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maʊðz/.
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 36741, this pair ranks #300,558 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mouthed vs mouths
Shared letters: hmotu. Private to "mouthed": de. Private to "mouths": s.
"mouthed" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mouths" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mouthed" and "mouths" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "mouthed" or "mouths" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "mouthed" vs "mouths" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mouthed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouths" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,558 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mouthed" and "mouths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mottled vs mouthed". 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 #300,558 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.