morrow

/ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/

//ˈmɒɹ.əʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“morrow” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,753
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The next or following day.

Corpus desk

Index EN-morrow · morrow · English

morrow · rank #16,753 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,753
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH misguided

Nearest frequency peer: misguided (-1 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 “morrow”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “morrow” 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).

morrow vs Moscow
50% similar
morrow vs Morton
50% similar
morrow vs Moro
50% similar

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

Key facts for morrow
PropertyValue
Headwordmorrow
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,753
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “morrow”

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

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “misguided” (#16,752), “miscellaneous” (#16,751), “moto” (#16,755). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “morrow” is #16,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around morrow (IPA /ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,753 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for morrow, with forms such as "mmorrow", "mororw", and "morow". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Moscow", "Morton", "Moro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English morwe, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn. Both morn and morrow continue earlier Middle… The correct English form is morrow, spelled M-O-R-R-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    The next or following day.
  2. 2
    Morning.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Two men were walking in the street; one said to the other: “Upon the morrow I will sup with thee.” And the Pestilence grinned a grin that none beheld, baring his dripping teeth, and crept away to see whether upon the morrow those men should sup together.
  2. The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt.

Etymology

From Middle English morwe, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn. Both morn and morrow continue earlier Middle English morwen (the former through early contraction, the latter through regular reduction of -en).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorrow
  • mororw
  • morow
  • morroww
  • morrwo
  • mrorow
  • omrrow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of morrow - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmorrow1mororw2morow1morroww1morrwo2mrorow2omrrow2
Edit distance from "morrow"

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 "morrow"?
"morrow" is spelled M-O-R-R-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/.
What does "morrow" mean?
As a noun, "morrow" means: The next or following day.
What words are commonly confused with "morrow"?
"morrow" is commonly confused with "Moscow", "Morton", "Moro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morrow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morrow" is /ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/. 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 "morrow"?
From Middle English morwe, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn. Both morn and morrow continue earl... 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 "morrow", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list