# moray

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #28,298

## Definitions
1. Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

## Etymology
From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).

## Easily confused with
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-more)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mori)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mort)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morn)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-myra)
- **Muay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-muay)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-moro)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-moya)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-moron)
- **Morse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morse)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mural)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morty)
- **murky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-murky)
- **morph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morph)
- **mores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mores)
- **Murat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-murat)
- **Mosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mosby)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morin)
- **mossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-mossy)
- **Murad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-murad)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmoray`, `moary`, `morayy`, `morray`, `morya`, `mroay`, `omray`

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