moravsMordWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
#2,457
“Mord” frequency rank
52360
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mora Mord
Definition 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ vorsätzliche Tötung einer Person unter qualifizierten Umständen; in Deutschland, wenn sie aus Mordlust, zur Befriedigung des Geschlechtstriebs, aus Habgier oder sonst aus niedrigen Beweggründen, heimtückisch oder grausam oder mit gemeingefährlichen Mitteln oder um eine andere Straftat zu ermöglichen oder zu verdecken, geschieht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mora and Mord apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
mora
4 ch
Mord

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mora is anunknown and Mordanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “mora” becomes d in “Mord”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mora is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. Mord is at rank #2,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁt].

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 52360, this pair ranks #1,099,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mora vs Mord

Shared letters: mor. Private to "mora": a. Private to "Mord": d.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra
  • Mordmmord · modr · mordd · morrd · mrod · omrd

Frequency comparison

mora#49,903
Mord#2,457

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mora" and "Mord" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mora" is an unknown and "Mord" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mora" or "Mord"?
"Mord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,457 in our German list, against #49,903 for "mora". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mora vs Mord

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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