moraux

\mɔ.ʁo\

/\mɔ.ʁo\/ adj

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The verdict

“moraux” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,259
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de moral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moraux · moraux · French

moraux · rank #18,259 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,259
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH moquent

Nearest frequency peer: moquent (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « moraux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « moraux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moraux vs mordu
67% similar
moraux vs morue
67% similar
moraux vs moreau
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moraux
PropertyValue
Headwordmoraux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.ʁo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,259
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « moraux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).morauxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « moquent » (#18,258), « motrices » (#18,260), « mind » (#18,257). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moraux » est au #18,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around moraux (IPA \mɔ.ʁo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,259 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de moral.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for moraux, with forms such as "mmoraux", "moarux", and "morauxx". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "mordu", "morue", "moreau", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is moraux, spelled M-O-R-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de moral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how moraux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous avons fait voir que les principes erronés de leur philosophie, les aveugloient sur les argumens moraux qui auroient pu leur déciller les yeux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoraux
  • moarux
  • morauxx
  • moraxu
  • morraux
  • moruax
  • mroaux
  • omraux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moraux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmoraux1moarux2morauxx1moraxu2morraux1moruax2mroaux2omraux2
Edit distance from "moraux"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moraux"?
"moraux" is spelled M-O-R-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.ʁo\.
What does "moraux" mean?
As an adjective, "moraux" means: Masculin pluriel de moral.
What words are commonly confused with "moraux"?
"moraux" is commonly confused with "mordu", "morue", "moreau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moraux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moraux" is \mɔ.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moraux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "moraux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list