morevsmoriConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,463
“more” frequency rank
#22,428
“mori” frequency rank
29891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature more mori
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morar. Infinitivo presente activo de morior.

Where the eye mixes more and mori

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
more
4 ch
mori

Why the eye confuses more with mori

A purely visual mix-up. more ([ˈmoɾe]) 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 a single letter - e in “more” becomes i in “mori”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

more is recorded at frequency rank #7,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmoɾe]. 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 29891, this pair ranks #214,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of more vs mori

Shared letters: mor. Private to "more": e. Private to "mori": i.

"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moremmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre
  • morimmori · moir · mroi · omri

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "more" for "mori" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoɾe] versus [ˈmɔ.riː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "more" or "mori"?
"more" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,463 in our Spanish list, against #22,428 for "mori". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "more" and "mori" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "more" 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 #214,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "more" 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 #214,755 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