Which to use
“mora” is an unknown and “mur” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,903
- “mora” frequency rank
- #26,534
- “mur” frequency rank
- 76437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | mur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muren |
Letter map: mora vs mur
Shared letters muted; letters that set mora and mur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mora and mur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mora is anunknown and muraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mora is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. mur is at rank #26,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [muːɐ̯].
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 76437, this pair ranks #283,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs mur
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mora": ao. Private to "mur": u.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mora ← mmora · moar · morra · mroa · omra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mora" and "mur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mora" or "mur"?
After this comparison
Pair "mora" vs "mur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,963 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "mur" 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 #283,963 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.