# moral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɒɹəl/ · frequency rank #3,246

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
2. Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
3. Capable of right and wrong action.
4. Probable but not proved.
5. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

## Etymology
From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”)
(first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

## Easily confused with
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-more)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mori)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mort)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morn)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-myra)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-moro)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-moya)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-moron)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-motel)
- **Morse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morse)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mural)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-moran)
- **Mosul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mosul)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morty)
- **morph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morph)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-moray)
- **mores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-mores)
- **Murat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-murat)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morin)
- **Murad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-murad)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmoral`, `moarl`, `morall`, `morla`, `morral`, `mroal`, `omral`

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