morir

/[moˈɾiɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,252

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

morir is aSpanishverb. It means: Llegar al fin de la vida propia. Dejar de estar vivo. Pronounced [moˈɾiɾ]. It ranks #1,252 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with moro and mort.

Key facts for morir
PropertyValue
Headwordmorir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[moˈɾiɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,252
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for morir is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈɾiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,252 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for morir, with forms such as "mmorir", "moirr", and "morirr". 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, "moro", "mort", "murió", 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 morir, spelled M-O-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llegar al fin de la vida propia. Dejar de estar vivo.
  2. 2
    Llegar un proceso a su conclusión.
  3. 3
    Popularmente, estropearse algo de tal manera que no puede ofrecer ningún uso útil, especialmente cuando es de forma irreparable.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una empresa, dejar de operar definitivamente ya sea por quiebra o por sanciones.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un grupo o asociación, disolverse irremediablemente.
  6. 6
    Amar a alguna persona o cosa en exceso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmorir,moirr,morirr,morri,morrir,mroir,omrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for morir

Misspelling Variants of "morir"

mmorir6moirr5morirr6morri5morrir6mroir5omrir5
Misspelling Variants of "morir"

Frequency rank: #1,252 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morir"?
"morir" is spelled M-O-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈɾiɾ].
What does "morir" mean?
As a verb, "morir" means: Llegar al fin de la vida propia. Dejar de estar vivo.
What words are commonly confused with "morir"?
"morir" is commonly confused with "moro", "mort", "murió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "morir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morir" is [moˈɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morir" come from?
"morir" 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.