morra

/ˈmɔːɹə/

//ˈmɔːɹə// noun

"morra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“morra” is uncommon English (frequency #89,652 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,652
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.

Corpus desk

Index EN-morra · morra · English

morra · rank #89,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,652
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moneylender

Nearest frequency peer: moneylender (-4 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.

Long-tail ranks near “morra”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “morra” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for morra
PropertyValue
Headwordmorra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɔːɹə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “morra” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).morrafalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “moneylender” (#89,648), “Mondragon” (#89,647), “mukti” (#89,657). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “morra” is #89,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morra is uncommon English at frequency #89,652 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɔːɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for morra, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian morra; further etymology is unknown. The correct English form is morra, spelled M-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.

Etymology

From Italian morra; further etymology is unknown.

This word in other languages

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 "morra"?
"morra" is spelled M-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔːɹə/.
What does "morra" mean?
As a noun, "morra" means: A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.
How do you pronounce "morra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morra" is /ˈmɔːɹə/. 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 "morra"?
From Italian morra; further etymology is unknown. 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 "morra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list