moravsrecordsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
#19,686
“records” frequency rank
69589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mora and records apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
mora
7 ch
records

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mora is anunknown and recordsanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mora is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. records is at rank #19,686, tagged as anoun, 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 69589, this pair ranks #471,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mora vs records

Shared letters: or. Private to "mora": am. Private to "records": cdes.

"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra
  • recordsercords · rceords · reccords · recodrs · recordds · recordss · recorrds · recorsd

Frequency comparison

mora#49,903
records#19,686

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mora" and "records" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mora" is an unknown and "records" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mora" or "records"?
"records" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,686 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 mora vs records

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 “records”.
  • 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