moral

/[moˈɾal]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,866

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

moral is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a las costumbres o conductas. Pronounced [moˈɾal]. It ranks #1,866 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with more and mota.

Key facts for moral
PropertyValue
Headwordmoral
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[moˈɾal]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,866
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of moral in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for moral is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for moral, with forms such as "mmoral", "moarl", and "morall". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is moral, spelled M-O-R-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a las costumbres o conductas.
  2. 2
    Que 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.
  3. 3
    De carácter puramente mental o de la conciencia, en contraste con lo empírico o puramente basado en los sentidos.
  4. 4
    Que 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for moral

Misspelling Variants of "moral"

mmoral6moarl5morall6morla5mroal5omral5
Misspelling Variants of "moral"

Frequency rank: #1,866 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moral"?
"moral" is spelled M-O-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈɾal].
What does "moral" mean?
As an adj, "moral" means: Que pertenece o concierne a las costumbres o conductas.
What words are commonly confused with "moral"?
"moral" is commonly confused with "more", "mota", "moro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moral" is [moˈɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moral" come from?
"moral" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.