MollvsmoraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,293
“Moll” frequency rank
#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
61196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Moll mora
Definition ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“

Letter map: Moll vs mora

Shared letters muted; letters that set Moll and mora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Moll (CVCC) and mora (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Moll
4 ch
mora

Role in the sentence - Moll and mora

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Moll 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 61196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Moll is recorded at frequency rank #11,293, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɔl]. 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 61196, this pair ranks #758,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Moll vs mora

Shared letters: mo. Private to "Moll": l. Private to "mora": ar.

"Moll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Moll ← mlol · mmoll · omll
  • mora ← mmora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Moll" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Moll" is a noun and "mora" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Moll" or "mora" show up more?
"Moll" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,293 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.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Moll" and "mora".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Moll" 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 #758,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Moll" 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 #758,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list