# Moira

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɔɪɹə/ · frequency rank #24,524

## Definitions
1. The personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra).

## Easily confused with
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mor)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-more)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mona)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moor)
- **muir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-muir)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mori)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mora)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mort)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-morn)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-myra)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moro)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moya)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moral)
- **Moore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moore)
- **moist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moist)
- **mourn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-mourn)
- **momma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-momma)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moran)
- **Moors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moors)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moira-vs-moray)

## Common misspellings (5)
`miora`, `mmoira`, `moiar`, `moirra`, `omira`

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