Which to use
“month” and “mouth” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,806
- “month” frequency rank
- #48,549
- “mouth” frequency rank
- 98355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | month | mouth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mes. | Boca. |
Where the eye mixes month and mouth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. month (CVCCC) and mouth (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses month with mouth
A purely visual mix-up. month (/mʌnθ/) and mouth (/maʊθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “month” becomes u in “mouth”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
month is recorded at frequency rank #49,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /mʌnθ/. mouth is at rank #48,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maʊθ/.
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 98355, this pair ranks #81 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of month vs mouth
Shared letters: hmot. Private to "month": n. Private to "mouth": u.
"month" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "month" and "mouth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "month" or "mouth"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "month" and "mouth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "month" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "month" and "mouth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "math vs month". 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 #81 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.