mori

[ˈmɔ.riː]

/[ˈmɔ.riː]/ verb

The verdict

“mori” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,428) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,428
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infinitivo presente activo de morior.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mori · mori · Spanish

mori · rank #22,428 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,428
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH moraleja

Nearest frequency peer: moraleja (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “mori”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “mori” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

mori vs Mr
25% similar
mori vs Mrs
25% similar
mori vs mou
50% similar

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

Key facts for mori
PropertyValue
Headwordmori
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɔ.riː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,428
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “mori”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.moricae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “moraleja” (#22,427), “multiplicación” (#22,429), “mons” (#22,426). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mori” va en #22,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mori is neighbouring look-alikes ("Mr", "Mrs", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈmɔ.riː]. Frequency #22,428 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Infinitivo presente activo de morior.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for mori, with forms such as "mmori", "moir", and "mroi". 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", "Mrs", "mou", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mori, spelled M-O-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Infinitivo presente activo de morior.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmori
  • moir
  • mroi
  • omri

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mori - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmori1moir2mroi2omri2
Edit distance from "mori"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mori"?
"mori" is spelled M-O-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔ.riː].
What does "mori" mean?
As a verb, "mori" means: Infinitivo presente activo de morior.
What words are commonly confused with "mori"?
"mori" is commonly confused with "Mr", "Mrs", "mou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mori"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mori" is [ˈmɔ.riː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mori" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mori", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list