mobvsmoraConfusable pair

Which to use

“mob” and “mora” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,868
“mob” frequency rank
#6,329
“mora” frequency rank
51197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mob mora
Definition Turba. Tardanza en cumplir obligaciones y compromisos legales, como una deuda.

Where the eye mixes mob and mora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
mob
4 ch
mora

Why the eye confuses mob with mora

A purely visual mix-up. mob (/mɒb/) and mora ([ˈmoɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mob is recorded at frequency rank #44,868, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɒb/. mora is at rank #6,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoɾa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 51197, this pair ranks #99,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mob vs mora

Shared letters: mo. Private to "mob": b. Private to "mora": ar.

"mob" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mob" and "mora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/mɒb/ versus [ˈmoɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mob" or "mora"?
"mora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,329 in our Spanish list, against #44,868 for "mob". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #99,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mob" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mob vs mur". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #99,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list