moro
[ˈmoɾo]
The verdict
“moro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,294 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,294
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de la antigua Mauritania.
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 | moro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmoɾo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for moro is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,294 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for moro, with forms such as "mmoro", "moor", and "mroo". 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 moro, spelled M-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1Originario, relativo a, o propio de la antigua Mauritania.
- 2Propio de, relativo a o devoto del Islam.
- 3Por extensión, originario del norte de África, sea cual sea su religión o etnia.
- 4Por extensión, que no es cristiano.
- 5Originario, relativo a, o propio de España.
- 6Dicho del vino: Que no lleva mezcla de agua.
- 7Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color oscuro o negro, con pelos blancos intercalados entre los oscuros y mancha blanca en la frente o el hocico.
- 8Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color oscuro con las patas blancas.
- 9Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color blanco con manchas o reflejos oscuros.
- 10Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De mezcla de color alazán y blanco.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmoro,moor,mroo,omro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “moro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Mr” - see the side-by-side comparison. moro vs Mr
- 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.