Which to use
“mor” is a noun and “mori” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,090
- “mor” frequency rank
- #35,337
- “mori” frequency rank
- 72427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mor | mori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mama, Mutter | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muri |
Letter map: mor vs mori
Shared letters muted; letters that set mor and mori apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mor runs 3 letters (CVC) against mori's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mor vs mori
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mor is anoun and moriaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mor” sits inside “mori”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mor is recorded at frequency rank #37,090, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mori is at rank #35,337, tagged as averb, pronounced [morʲ].
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 72427, this pair ranks #388,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mor vs mori
Shared letters: mor. Private to "mor": -. Private to "mori": i.
"mor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mori ← mmori · moir · morri · mroi · omri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mor" and "mori" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mor" vs "mori" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mor" and "mori". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mor" and "mori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mor 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 #388,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.