Which to use
“more” is a determiner and “moves” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- #2,546
- “moves” frequency rank
- 2595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | more | moves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) | plural of move |
Where the eye mixes more and moves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: more vs moves
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: more is /mɔː(ɹ)/ while moves is /muːvz/. 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 2595, 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)/. moves is at rank #2,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced /muːvz/.
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 2595, this pair ranks #524,568 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of more vs moves
Shared letters: emo. Private to "more": r. Private to "moves": sv.
"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "moves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "more" and "moves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "more" vs "moves" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "more" and "moves" 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 "moves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #524,568 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "more" and "moves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moves vs Mowers". 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 #524,568 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.