cheersvsmoraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#31,493
“cheers” frequency rank
#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
81396
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cheers mora
Definition Ausruf beim Trinken (von Alkoholika) in Gesellschaft, beim Anstoßen 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
cheers
4 ch
mora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cheers is anintj and moraanunknown. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cheers is recorded at frequency rank #31,493, classified as anintj, 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 81396, this pair ranks #176,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cheers vs mora

Shared letters: r. Private to "cheers": cehs. Private to "mora": amo.

"cheers" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cheersccheers · cehers · cheerrs · cheerss · cheesr · cheres · chers · chheers
  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequency comparison

cheers#31,493
mora#49,903

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cheers" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cheers" is an intj and "mora" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cheers" or "mora"?
"cheers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,493 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 cheers vs mora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “cheers”; for an unknown, it's “mora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cheers” 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