# mora

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔːɹə/ · frequency rank #25,144

## Definitions
1. A delay in bringing a claim.
2. A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
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).

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

## Easily confused with
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mr)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mrs)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mri)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mos)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mow)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mya)
- **MRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mrt)
- **MRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mrc)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-moz)
- **MRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mrp)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-mua)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-move)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-moss)
- **moth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-moth)

## Common misspellings (3)
`mmora`, `morra`, `mroa`

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