mora

/ˈmɔːɹə/

//ˈmɔːɹə// noun

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"mora" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mora” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,144) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,144
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A delay in bringing a claim.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mora · mora · English

mora · rank #25,144 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,144
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH momentous

Nearest frequency peer: momentous (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “mora”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “mora” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mora vs Mr
25% similar
mora vs Mrs
25% similar
mora vs MRI
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mora
PropertyValue
Headwordmora
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɔːɹə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,144
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “mora”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).moralands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “momentous” (#25,143), “mou” (#25,145), “mules” (#25,146). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mora” is #25,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mora is neighbouring look-alikes ("Mr", "Mrs", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈmɔːɹə/. Frequency #25,144 among 4,057 “M” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for mora, with forms such as "mmora", "morra", and "mroa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mr", "Mrs", "MRI", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“duration of time, delay”). The correct English form is mora, spelled M-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A delay in bringing a claim.
  2. 2
    A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
  3. 3
    A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In the quantitative meters in Sanskrit a heavy syllable is considered to be equal to two morae and a light syllable equivalent to one mora.
  2. Instead of syllables, Japanese is supported by mora. (Tokyo is To-o-kyo-o, a four-mora word.) The word Nihongo consists of four morae, ni-ho-n-go, pronounced with four rhythmical units of sound.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“duration of time, delay”).

This word in other languages

mora(Español)more(Français)Mora(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmora
  • morra
  • mroa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mora - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmora1morra1mroa2
Edit distance from "mora"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mora"?
"mora" is spelled M-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔːɹə/.
What does "mora" mean?
As a noun, "mora" means: A delay in bringing a claim.
What words are commonly confused with "mora"?
"mora" is commonly confused with "Mr", "Mrs", "MRI". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mora" is /ˈmɔːɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mora"?
Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“duration of time, delay”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Marr#25,132pang#25,163kiln#25,113Izzy#25,108

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list