Mongol

/ˈmɒŋɡəl/

//ˈmɒŋɡəl// noun

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"mongol" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mongol” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,141
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mongol · Mongol · English

Mongol · rank #30,141 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,141
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mortified

Nearest frequency peer: mortified (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Mongol”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Mongol” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mongol vs Monroe
67% similar
Mongol vs mongrel
57% similar
Mongol vs Mongolia
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mongol
PropertyValue
HeadwordMongol
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɒŋɡəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,141
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mongol”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Mongollands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “mortified” (#30,142), “Moshe” (#30,143), “modernisation” (#30,138). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mongol” is #30,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mongol (IPA /ˈmɒŋɡəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,141 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mongol, with forms such as "mmongol", "mnogol", and "mognol". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Monroe", "mongrel", "Mongolia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonl… The correct English form is Mongol, spelled M-O-N-G-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
  2. 2
    A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
  3. 3
    A person with Down syndrome.
  4. 4
    A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
  5. 5
    A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
  6. 6
    A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mongol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.
  2. Once gout was confined largely to Western civilization (with some outliers, like the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan); now its ravages are global.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.

This word in other languages

mongólico(Español)Mongoloider(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmongol
  • mnogol
  • mognol
  • monggol
  • monglo
  • mongoll
  • monngol
  • monogl
  • omngol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mongol - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmongol1mnogol2mognol2monggol1monglo2mongoll1monngol1monogl2
Edit distance from "Mongol"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mongol"?
"Mongol" is spelled M-O-N-G-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɒŋɡəl/.
What does "Mongol" mean?
As a noun, "Mongol" means: A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
What words are commonly confused with "Mongol"?
"Mongol" is commonly confused with "Monroe", "mongrel", "Mongolia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mongol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mongol" is /ˈmɒŋɡəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Mongol"?
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a featu... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mongol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mullet#30,147maxima#30,129lustre#30,124Lovell#30,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

pagans9 variantsHobson9 variantsRhonda9 variantsGifford9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list