Which to use
“mora” is an unknown and “shame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,903
- “mora” frequency rank
- #43,491
- “shame” frequency rank
- 93394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ | jemanden beschämen |
Letter map: mora vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set mora and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mora vs shame
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mora is anunknown and shameaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mora is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. shame is at rank #43,491, tagged as averb, 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 93394, this pair ranks #23,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs shame
Shared letters: am. Private to "mora": or. Private to "shame": ehs.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mora" and "shame" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mora" vs "shame" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "shame" 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 #23,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.