Mongol
/ˈmɒŋɡəl/
"mongol" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mongol” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,141 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,141
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mongol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mongol” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Mongol is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɒŋɡəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,141 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
- 2A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
- 3A person with Down syndrome.
- 4A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
- 5A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
- 6A 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.
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
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.
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.
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Using “Mongol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-G-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Monroe” - see the side-by-side comparison. Mongol vs Monroe
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.