mvsmobWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: m is a character, mob is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“m” is a character and “mob” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#434
“m” frequency rank
#44,868
“mob” frequency rank
45302
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature m mob
Definition Decimotercera letra del alfabeto español y décima consonante. Su nombre es eme. Turba.

Where the eye mixes m and mob

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

1 ch
m
3 ch
mob

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: m is [ˈeme] while mob is /mɒb/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “m” sits inside “mob”, and the parts of speech differ too (character vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

m is recorded at frequency rank #434, classified as acharacter, pronounced [ˈeme]. mob is at rank #44,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɒb/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45302, this pair ranks #132,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of m vs mob

Shared letters: m. Private to "m": -. Private to "mob": bo.

"m" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "mob" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "m" and "mob" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "m" is a character and "mob" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "m" or "mob"?
"m" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #434 in our Spanish list, against #44,868 for "mob". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list