# mores

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔːɹeɪz/ · frequency rank #36,254

## Definitions
1. A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

## Etymology
From Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of moeurs.

## Easily confused with
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mrs)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mos)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-move)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moss)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mori)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mort)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-morn)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moro)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mote)
- **moved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moved)
- **moves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moves)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moses)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moron)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-motel)
- **Morse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-morse)
- **Myles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-myles)
- **moths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-moths)
- **mover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mover)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-morty)
- **mules** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mores-vs-mules)

## Common misspellings (6)
`mmores`, `moers`, `moress`, `morres`, `mroes`, `omres`

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