morgue

/mɔːɡ/

//mɔːɡ// noun

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"morgue" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“morgue” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,174
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-morgue · morgue · English

morgue · rank #26,174 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,174
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moratorium

Nearest frequency peer: moratorium (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “morgue”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “morgue” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

morgue vs Morse
50% similar
morgue vs mosque
67% similar
morgue vs more
67% similar

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

Key facts for morgue
PropertyValue
Headwordmorgue
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɔːɡ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,174
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “morgue”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).morguelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “moratorium” (#26,172), “MP4” (#26,176), “Montague” (#26,171). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “morgue” is #26,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around morgue (IPA /mɔːɡ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,174 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for morgue, with forms such as "mmorgue", "mogrue", and "morgeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Morse", "mosque", "more", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French morgue. The second sense developed from the first, via "a prison examination room", probably with reference to the haughty attitude of the jailers. The correct English form is morgue, spelled M-O-R-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.
  2. 2
    A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.
  3. 3
    The archive and background information division of a newspaper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They being newcomers, free from the western morgue so soon caught by Oriental Europeans, were particularly civil to me, even wishing to mix me a strong draught; but I was not so fortunate with all on board.
  2. Librarian Talks of Newspaper Morgue

Etymology

Borrowed from French morgue. The second sense developed from the first, via "a prison examination room", probably with reference to the haughty attitude of the jailers.

This word in other languages

morgue(Español)morgue(Français)Leichenschauhaus(Deutsch)necrotério(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorgue
  • mogrue
  • morgeu
  • morggue
  • morrgue
  • moruge
  • mrogue
  • omrgue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morgue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmorgue1mogrue2morgeu2morggue1morrgue1moruge2mrogue2omrgue2
Edit distance from "morgue"

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 "morgue"?
"morgue" is spelled M-O-R-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɔːɡ/.
What does "morgue" mean?
As a noun, "morgue" means: A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.
What words are commonly confused with "morgue"?
"morgue" is commonly confused with "Morse", "mosque", "more". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morgue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morgue" is /mɔːɡ/. 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 "morgue"?
Borrowed from French morgue. The second sense developed from the first, via "a prison examination room", probably with reference to the haughty attitude of the jailers. 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 "morgue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mullen#26,177muppet#26,181octane#26,190octave#26,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

munch8 variantsnovella8 variantslakhs8 variantshurled8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list