Which to use
“Mongole” is a noun and “mongols” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,800
- “Mongole” frequency rank
- #27,527
- “mongols” frequency rank
- 54327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mongole | mongols |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Habitante de la Mongolie. | Masculin pluriel de mongol. |
Same sound, different letters: Mongole vs mongols
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Mongole / mongols
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Mongole and mongols carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ̃.ɡɔl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “Mongole” becomes s in “mongols”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mongole is recorded at frequency rank #26,800, classified as anoun, 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 54327, this pair ranks #134,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mongole vs mongols
Shared letters: glmno. Private to "Mongole": e. Private to "mongols": s.
"Mongole" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mongols" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mongole" and "mongols" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mongole" or "mongols"?
After this comparison
"Mongole" and "mongols" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mongole" 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 #134,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mongole" and "mongols" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mongols vs montons". 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 #134,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.