molvsMrsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,405
“mol” frequency rank
#16,159
“Mrs” frequency rank
56564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mol Mrs
Definition Unidad de cantidad de sustancia empleada en el Sistema Internacional de Unidades, definida como la cantidad de sustancia de un sistema que contiene tantos entes elementales como átomos hay en 0,012 kg del nucleído carbono-12, o como la cantidad de una sustancia cuyo peso en gramos equivale a su número atómico. Si se emplea para expresar la cantidad de una sustancia, debe indicarse a qué tipo de unidades corresponde: átomos, moléculas, etc. El número de unidades contenidas está representado por el número de Avogadro. Sra., contracción de mistress.

Where the eye mixes mol and Mrs

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

3 ch
mol
3 ch
Mrs

Visual trap between mol and Mrs

A purely visual mix-up. mol ([ˈmol]) and Mrs (/ˈmɪs.əz/) 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 56564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mol is recorded at frequency rank #40,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmol]. Mrs is at rank #16,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɪs.əz/.

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 56564, this pair ranks #74,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mol vs Mrs

Shared letters: m. Private to "mol": lo. Private to "Mrs": rs.

"mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Mrs" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mol" and "Mrs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmol] versus /ˈmɪs.əz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mol" or "Mrs"?
"Mrs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,159 in our Spanish list, against #40,405 for "mol". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mrs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mol" and "Mrs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mol vs mur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #74,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list