moan
/ˈmoʊn/
nounverb
Familiar
1.n.an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
2.v.indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
“The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”
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moan and mon are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. moan means “an utterance expressing pain or disapproval”. mon means “the second day of the week; the first working day”. mon is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈmoʊn/
1.n.an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
2.v.indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
“The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”
/ˈmoʊn/
| moan | mon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmoʊn/ | /ˈmoʊn/ |
| Said | mohn | mohn |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | groan | Monday |
1.n.the second day of the week; the first working day
2.n.a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand
3.n.the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon