Which to use
“more” is a determiner and “morph” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- #26,513
- “morph” frequency rank
- 26562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | more | morph |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) | A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme. |
Where the eye mixes more and morph
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: more vs morph
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: more is /mɔː(ɹ)/ while morph is /mɔː(ɹ)f/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
more is recorded at frequency rank #49, classified as adet, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)/. morph is at rank #26,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)f/.
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 26562, this pair ranks #385,769 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of more vs morph
Shared letters: mor. Private to "more": e. Private to "morph": hp.
"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "morph" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "more" for "morph" ever safe?
Which is more common, "more" or "morph"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "more" and "morph" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "more" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morph" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,769 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "more" and "morph" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "morph vs myrrh". 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 #385,769 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.