Moira
[ˈmojɾa]
The verdict
“Moira” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,416 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,416
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moira |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmojɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Moira” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Moira is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,416 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmojɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de mujer".
Zero misspellings are on record for Moira in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Moira, spelled M-O-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Moira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmojɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.