Which to use
“mongol” and “mongols” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,141
- “mongol” frequency rank
- #27,527
- “mongols” frequency rank
- 58668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mongol | mongols |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport avec la Mongolie, les Mongols, la langue mongole. | Masculin pluriel de mongol. |
Same sound, different letters: mongol vs mongols
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mongol / mongols
This is the hard kind. mongol and mongols are pronounced identically (\mɔ̃.ɡɔl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mongol” sits inside “mongols”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58668, 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\. mongols is at rank #27,527, tagged as anadj, 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 58668, this pair ranks #107,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mongol vs mongols
Shared letters: glmno. Private to "mongol": -. Private to "mongols": s.
"mongol" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mongols" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mongol" and "mongols" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mongol" or "mongols"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mongol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mongols" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mongol" and "mongols" 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 #107,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.