Which to use
“Mary” is a name and “more” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,730
- “Mary” frequency rank
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- 1779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mary | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew. | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) |
Where the eye mixes Mary and more
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mary is /ˈmɛə.ɹi/ while more is /mɔː(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mary is recorded at frequency rank #1,730, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈmɛə.ɹi/. more is at rank #49, tagged as adet, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)/.
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 1779, this pair ranks #526,675 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mary vs more
Shared letters: mr. Private to "Mary": ay. Private to "more": eo.
"Mary" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV