Which to use
“mair” is an adjective and “mohr” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,249
- “mair” frequency rank
- #41,769
- “mohr” frequency rank
- 85018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mair | mohr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | more | Alternative form of mohur (a type of coin) |
Letter map: mair vs mohr
Shared letters muted; letters that set mair and mohr apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mair (CVVC) and mohr (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mair and mohr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mair is anadjective and mohranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mair is recorded at frequency rank #43,249, classified as anadj, pronounced /mɛə/. mohr is at rank #41,769, tagged as anoun.
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 85018, this pair ranks #11,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mair vs mohr
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mair": ai. Private to "mohr": ho.
"mair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mair" for "mohr" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mair" vs "mohr" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mair" and "mohr". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mohr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,089 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mair" and "mohr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mair vs marl". 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 #11,089 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.