Which to use
“mordió” and “mori” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,959
- “mordió” frequency rank
- #22,428
- “mori” frequency rank
- 47387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mordió | mori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de morder. | Infinitivo presente activo de morior. |
Where the eye mixes mordió and mori
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mordió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against mori's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mordió vs mori
A purely visual mix-up. mordió ([moɾˈð̞jo]) and mori ([ˈmɔ.riː]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mordió is recorded at frequency rank #24,959, classified as averb, pronounced [moɾˈð̞jo]. mori is at rank #22,428, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɔ.riː].
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 47387, this pair ranks #120,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mordió vs mori
Shared letters: imor. Private to "mordió": dó. Private to "mori": -.
"mordió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "mori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mori ← mmori · moir · mroi · omri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mordió" and "mori" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mordió" or "mori"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mordió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mordió" and "mori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mori 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 #120,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.