apisvsmoraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: apis is a noun, mora is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“apis” is a noun and “mora” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,445
“apis” frequency rank
#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
94348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apis mora
Definition Biene 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apis and mora apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
apis
4 ch
mora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apis is anoun and moraanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apis is recorded at frequency rank #44,445, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mora is at rank #49,903, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].

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 94348, this pair ranks #17,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apis vs mora

Shared letters: a. Private to "apis": ips. Private to "mora": mor.

"apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apisaips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais
  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequency comparison

apis#44,445
mora#49,903

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apis" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apis" is a noun and "mora" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "apis" or "mora"?
"apis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,445 in our German list, against #49,903 for "mora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apis vs mora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “apis”; for an unknown, it's “mora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list