moravswatersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mora” and “waters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,903
“mora” frequency rank
#36,115
“waters” frequency rank
86018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mora waters
Definition 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ Plural des Substantives water

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mora and waters apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
mora
6 ch
waters

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

mora and waters are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mora is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. waters is at rank #36,115, tagged as anunknown, 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 86018, this pair ranks #99,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mora vs waters

Shared letters: ar. Private to "mora": mo. Private to "waters": estw.

"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "waters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra
  • watersawters · waetrs · waterrs · waterss · watesr · watres · watters · wtaers

Frequency comparison

mora#49,903
waters#36,115

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mora" and "waters" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "mora" or "waters"?
"waters" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,115 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 waters

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mora” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list