mounts

noun

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

The verdict

“mounts” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,592
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of mount

Corpus desk

Index EN-mounts · mounts · English

mounts · rank #14,592 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,592
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Morse

Nearest frequency peer: Morse (-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 “mounts”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mounts” 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).

mounts vs mouth
67% similar
mounts vs mouths
67% similar
mounts vs mont
67% similar

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

Key facts for mounts
PropertyValue
Headwordmounts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,592
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mounts”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mountslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Morse” (#14,591), “NFC” (#14,593), “Niagara” (#14,594). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mounts” is #14,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mounts, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,592 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of mount".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mounts, with forms such as "mmounts", "monuts", and "mounnts". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "mouth", "mouths", "mont", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is mounts, spelled M-O-U-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of mount

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Of all the horses, their mounts were the finest.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmounts
  • monuts
  • mounnts
  • mounst
  • mountss
  • mountts
  • moutns
  • muonts
  • omunts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmounts1monuts2mounnts1mounst2mountss1mountts1moutns2muonts2
Edit distance from "mounts"

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 "mounts"?
"mounts" is spelled M-O-U-N-T-S.
What does "mounts" mean?
As a noun, "mounts" means: plural of mount
What words are commonly confused with "mounts"?
"mounts" is commonly confused with "mouth", "mouths", "mont". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mounts" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Nordic#14,599joanna#14,576piracy#14,613Reeves#14,620

Similar misspelling depth

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

Niagara9 variantspresses9 variantsreigns9 variantsharden9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list