Which to use
“mole” is a noun and “mona” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,923
- “mole” frequency rank
- #16,948
- “mona” frequency rank
- 55871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | mona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de quantité de matière du Système international, dont le symbole est mol. Une mole contient autant de particules individuelles qu’il y a d’atomes dans 12 grammes de carbone 12 ; ce nombre est appelé nombre d’Avogadro, et est de l’ordre de 6,022×10²³. | Féminin singulier de mono. |
Where the eye mixes mole and mona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mole and mona
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mole is \mɔl\ while mona is \ˈmo.na\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #38,923, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔl\. mona is at rank #16,948, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈmo.na\.
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 55871, this pair ranks #124,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs mona
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mole": el. Private to "mona": an.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mole" for "mona" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mole" vs "mona" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "mona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moire vs mole". 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 #124,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.