# mona

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmoʊnə/ · frequency rank #14,171

## Definitions
1. Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.

## Etymology
From Spanish mona (“monkey”).

## Easily confused with
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mop)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mor)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mow)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mun)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-msn)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mya)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-moz)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mua)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-move)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-moon)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-mood)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-monk)

## Common misspellings (4)
`mmona`, `mnoa`, `monna`, `omna`

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