morder

/[moɾˈð̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,907

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

morder is aSpanishverb. It means: Asir y apretar con los dientes una cosa clavándolos o penetrándolos en ella. Pronounced [moɾˈð̞eɾ]. Often confused with more and morir.

Key facts for morder
PropertyValue
Headwordmorder
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[moɾˈð̞eɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,907
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for morder is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moɾˈð̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,907 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for morder, with forms such as "mmorder", "modrer", and "mordder". 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", "morir", "mover", 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 morder, spelled M-O-R-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asir y apretar con los dientes una cosa clavándolos o penetrándolos en ella.
  2. 2
    Mordicar.
  3. 3
    Asir una cosa a otra, haciendo presa en ella.
  4. 4
    Gastar insensiblemente, o poco a poco, quitando o desfalcando partes muy pequeñas, como hace la lima.
  5. 5
    Corroer el agua fuerte la parte dibujada de la plancha o lámina que se somete a la acción de ella.
  6. 6
    Murmurar o satirizar, hiriendo y ofendiendo en la fama o crédito.
  7. 7
    Impedir uno o más bordes de la frasqueta que se verifique la impresión, por cubrir una parte del molde o interponerse entre este y el papel que se ha de imprimir.
  8. 8
    Echar humos, echar chispas; manifestar alguien con mohínes o actitudes que algo lo enoja.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmorder,modrer,mordder,morderr,mordre,moredr,morrder,mroder,omrder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for morder

Misspelling Variants of "morder"

mmorder7modrer6mordder7morderr7mordre6moredr6morrder7mroder6
Misspelling Variants of "morder"

Frequency rank: #16,907 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morder"?
"morder" is spelled M-O-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [moɾˈð̞eɾ].
What does "morder" mean?
As a verb, "morder" means: Asir y apretar con los dientes una cosa clavándolos o penetrándolos en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "morder"?
"morder" is commonly confused with "more", "morir", "mover". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morder" is [moɾˈð̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morder" come from?
"morder" 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.