Mohr

[moːɐ̯]

/[moːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mohr” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,161. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,161
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-mohr · Mohr · German

Mohr · rank #15,161 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,161
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mobilfunk

Nearest frequency peer: Mobilfunk (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mohr“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mohr“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mohr vs Mr
50% similar
Mohr vs mom
25% similar
Mohr vs mon
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordMohr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,161
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mohr“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mohrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mobilfunk“ (#15,160), „Moos“ (#15,162), „Methodik“ (#15,159). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mohr“ bei #15,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Mohr (IPA [moːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,161 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mohr, with forms such as "mhor", "mmohr", and "mohhr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mr", "mom", "mon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mohr, spelled M-O-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mohr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Etwas Ähnliches gilt für den Fall Ober-Mörlen. Wer einen Mohren ins Wappen aufnimmt, will ihn nicht herabsetzen. Er räumt ihm einen Ehrenplatz ein. Der Karnevalsgesellschaft ‚Mörlau‘ ist Unrecht widerfahren. Sie wurde Opfer der ‚cancel culture‘.“
  2. „So wie sich ein Mohr nicht weiß waschen läßt, so läßt sich auch mancher Thor nicht klug machen.“

Synonyms

NegerSchwarzer

This word in other languages

moor(English)moro(Español)maure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mhor
  • mmohr
  • mohhr
  • mohrr
  • morh
  • omhr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mohr - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mhor2mmohr1mohhr1mohrr1morh2omhr2
Edit distance from "Mohr"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mohr"?
"Mohr" is spelled M-O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [moːɐ̯].
What does "Mohr" mean?
As a noun, "Mohr" means: ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet
What words are commonly confused with "Mohr"?
"Mohr" is commonly confused with "Mr", "mom", "mon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mohr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mohr" is [moːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mohr" come from?
"Mohr" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mohr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Moos#15,162OECD#15,174Oslo#15,179lane#15,142

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Messi6 variantsNasen6 variantshach6 variantsSpeer6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list