# mou

> English word · Particle · frequency rank #25,145

## Definitions
1. Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 冇 (mou5), also influenced by Malay mau variant of mahu (“to want”).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-ms)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mx)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mud)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mph)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mtv)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mug)
- **MP3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mp3)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-mri)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mou-vs-msm)

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