mort

/mɔːt/

//mɔːt// noun

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"mort" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mort” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,514
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mort · mort · English

mort · rank #26,514 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,514
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH morph

Nearest frequency peer: morph (-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 “mort”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mort” 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).

mort vs Mr
25% similar
mort vs MT
0% similar
mort vs Mrs
25% similar

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

Key facts for mort
PropertyValue
Headwordmort
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɔːt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,514
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mort”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mortlands 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 “morph” (#26,513), “motorist” (#26,515), “Muriel” (#26,516). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mort” is #26,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mort (IPA /mɔːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,514 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mort, with forms such as "mmort", "morrt", and "mortt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mr", "MT", "Mrs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”). The correct English form is mort, spelled M-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.
  2. 2
    A note sounded on a horn at the death of a deer.
  3. 3
    The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
  4. 4
    A variety of dummy whist for three players.
  5. 5
    The exposed or dummy hand of cards in the game of mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. If you did the wrong thing at the mort or the undoing, for instance, you were bent over the body of the dead beast and smacked with the flat side of a sword.
  2. The sportsman then sounded a treble mort.

Etymology

From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmort
  • morrt
  • mortt
  • motr
  • mrot
  • omrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mort - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmort1morrt1mortt1motr2mrot2omrt2
Edit distance from "mort"

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 "mort"?
"mort" is spelled M-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /mɔːt/.
What does "mort" mean?
As a noun, "mort" means: Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.
What words are commonly confused with "mort"?
"mort" is commonly confused with "Mr", "MT", "Mrs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mort" is /mɔːt/. 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 "mort"?
From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”). 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 "mort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Musa#26,518omit#26,534Kwon#26,484hola#26,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Monet6 variantsissuer6 variantsHiggs6 variantsrevue6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list