meu vs mon, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“meu” and “mon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,860
“meu” frequency rank: #12,651
“mon” frequency rank: 57511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	meu	mon
Definition	Mi.	Mi.

Where the eye mixes meu and mon

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

3 ch

meu

3 ch

mon

Visual trap between meu and mon

A purely visual mix-up. meu ([ˈmew]) and mon (/mɔ̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meu is recorded at frequency rank #44,860, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmew]. mon is at rank #12,651, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɔ̃/.

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 57511, this pair ranks #70,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meu vs mon

Shared letters: m. Private to "meu": eu. Private to "mon": no.

"meu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mon" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "meu" for "mon" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([ˈmew] versus /mɔ̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "meu" or "mon" show up more?

"mon" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,651 in our Spanish list, against #44,860 for "meu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "meu" and "mon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "meu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "mon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #70,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"meu" and "mon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meu vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #70,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.