morevsmurWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: more is a verb, mur is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“more” is a verb and “mur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,463
“more” frequency rank
#49,813
“mur” frequency rank
57276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature more mur
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de morar. Ratón (roedor).

Where the eye mixes more and mur

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

4 ch
more
3 ch
mur

Why the eye confuses more with mur

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: more is [ˈmoɾe] while mur is [ˈmuɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57276, 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]. mur is at rank #49,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuɾ].

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 57276, this pair ranks #71,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of more vs mur

Shared letters: mr. Private to "more": eo. Private to "mur": u.

"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • moremmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "more" for "mur" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "more" is a verb and "mur" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "more" or "mur" show up more?
"more" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,463 in our Spanish list, against #49,813 for "mur". 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 "more" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "more" and "mur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mop 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 #71,141 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