moral
[moˈɾal]
The verdict
“moral” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,866 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,866
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a las costumbres o conductas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moral |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [moˈɾal] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,866 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moral” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for moral is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈɾal]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,866 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for moral, with forms such as "mmoral", "moarl", and "morall". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "more", "mota", "moro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is moral, spelled M-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a las costumbres o conductas.
- 2Que pertenece o concierne a las normas o principios que determinan el buen comportamiento o la diferencia entre lo bueno y lo malo, establecidas en una sociedad, grupo o época.
- 3De carácter puramente mental o de la conciencia, en contraste con lo empírico o puramente basado en los sentidos.
- 4Que responde a una ética personal o de respeto y dignidad humanos, aunque no esté obligado o prohibido por ley; que obedece a una presión racional no basada en una autoridad externa ni a una responsabilidad legal.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmoral,moarl,morall,morla,mroal,omral
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moral - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “moral”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈɾal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “more” - see the side-by-side comparison. moral vs more
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.