Which to use
“dona” is a noun and “mora” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- #49,903
- “mora” frequency rank
- 94435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ | 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ |
Letter map: dona vs mora
Shared letters muted; letters that set dona and mora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dona and mora follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: dona vs mora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dona is anoun and moraanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #44,532, 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 94435, this pair ranks #16,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs mora
Shared letters: ao. Private to "dona": dn. Private to "mora": mr.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dona" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dona" vs "mora" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dona" vs "mora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs puzzles". 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 #16,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.