mount

/maʊnt/

//maʊnt// noun

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"mount" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mount” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,185
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A hill or mountain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mount · mount · English

mount · rank #3,185 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,185
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mirror

Nearest frequency peer: mirror (-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 “mount”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mount” 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).

mount vs mun
60% similar
mount vs must
60% similar
mount vs mutt
60% similar

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

Key facts for mount
PropertyValue
Headwordmount
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/maʊnt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,185
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mount”

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).mountlands 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 “mirror” (#3,184), “nights” (#3,186), “Miami” (#3,183). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mount” is #3,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mount (IPA /maʊnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,185 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mount, with forms such as "mmount", "monut", and "mounnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mun", "must", "mutt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound. The correct English form is mount, spelled M-O-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A hill or mountain.
  2. 2
    Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
  3. 3
    A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
  4. 4
    A bank; a fund.
  5. 5
    A green hillock in the base of a shield.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the mount of Jupiter
  2. ⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.

Etymology

From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

Synonyms

mons

This word in other languages

monte(Español)éminence(Français)Auffälligkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmount
  • monut
  • mounnt
  • mountt
  • moutn
  • muont
  • omunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mount - 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.

mmount1monut2mounnt1mountt1moutn2muont2omunt2
Edit distance from "mount"

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 "mount"?
"mount" is spelled M-O-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /maʊnt/.
What does "mount" mean?
As a noun, "mount" means: A hill or mountain.
What words are commonly confused with "mount"?
"mount" is commonly confused with "mun", "must", "mutt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mount"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mount" is /maʊnt/. 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 "mount"?
From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound. 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 "mount", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miami#3,183occur#3,187tears#3,198argue#3,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mirror7 variantslesson7 variantskiller7 variantsgotten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list