Which to use
“mongol” is an adjective and “Mongole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,141
- “mongol” frequency rank
- #26,800
- “Mongole” frequency rank
- 57941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mongol | Mongole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport avec la Mongolie, les Mongols, la langue mongole. | Habitante de la Mongolie. |
Same sound, different letters: mongol vs Mongole
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mongol / Mongole
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mongol and Mongole carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ̃.ɡɔl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mongol” sits inside “Mongole”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mongol is recorded at frequency rank #31,141, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.ɡɔl\. Mongole is at rank #26,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.ɡɔl\.
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 57941, this pair ranks #112,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mongol vs Mongole
Shared letters: glmno. Private to "mongol": -. Private to "Mongole": e.
"mongol" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mongole" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mongol" for "Mongole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mongol" vs "Mongole" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"mongol" and "Mongole" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "mongol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mongole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mongol" and "Mongole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mondo vs mongol". 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 #112,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.