# more vs mote

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### more
*determiner · IPA /mɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #49*
comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)

### mote
*noun · IPA /moʊt/ · frequency rank #45,526*
A small particle; a speck.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/more-vs-mote