loosvsmoraWhat's the difference?

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

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Which to use

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

#29,226
“loos” frequency rank
#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
79129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature loos mora
Definition Plural des Substantivs loo 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
loos
4 ch
mora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: loos is anoun and moraanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

loos is recorded at frequency rank #29,226, 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 79129, this pair ranks #223,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of loos vs mora

Shared letters: o. Private to "loos": ls. Private to "mora": amr.

"loos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • loos ← lloos · looss · loso · olos
  • mora ← mmora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequency comparison

loos#29,226
mora#49,903

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "loos" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "loos" is a noun and "mora" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "loos" or "mora"?
"loos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,226 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 loos vs mora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “loos”; for an unknown, it's “mora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “loos” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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