Which to use
“mode” and “mood” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,074
- “mode” frequency rank
- #47,266
- “mood” frequency rank
- 68340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mode | mood |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Modo, estilo. | Humor, estado de ánimo. |
Where the eye mixes mode and mood
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mode (CVCV) and mood (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mode and mood
A purely visual mix-up. mode (/məʊd/) and mood (/muːd/) 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 68340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mode is recorded at frequency rank #21,074, classified as anoun, pronounced /məʊd/. mood is at rank #47,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːd/.
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 68340, this pair ranks #34,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mode vs mood
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "mode": e. Private to "mood": -.
"mode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mode" and "mood" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mode" or "mood"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mode" and "mood" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mood vs mop". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.