humvsmoraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#47,488
“hum” frequency rank
#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
97391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hum mora
Definition männliches Personalpronomen der dritten Person Singular im Objektiv(≘ Dativ und Akkusativ): ihm, ihn 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“

Where the spellings diverge

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

3 ch
hum
4 ch
mora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hum is apronoun and moraanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hum is recorded at frequency rank #47,488, classified as apron, 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 97391, this pair ranks #3,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hum vs mora

Shared letters: m. Private to "hum": hu. Private to "mora": aor.

"hum" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequency comparison

hum#47,488
mora#49,903

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hum" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hum" is a pronoun and "mora" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hum" or "mora"?
"hum" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,488 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 hum vs mora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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