mors

/\mɔʁ\/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,201

in French word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mors is aFrenchnoun. It means: Ensemble des pièces de fer qui servent à brider un cheval, comme l’embouchure, les branches, la gourmette, etc. Pronounced \mɔʁ\. Often confused with MR and ms.

Key facts for mors
PropertyValue
Headwordmors
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,201
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mors in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mors is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #34,201 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for mors, with forms such as "mmors", "morrs", and "morss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MR", "ms", "mot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is mors, spelled M-O-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des pièces de fer qui servent à brider un cheval, comme l’embouchure, les branches, la gourmette, etc.
  2. 2
    La pièce qui se place dans la bouche du cheval pour le gouverner.
  3. 3
    Instrument de torture utilisé par les esclavagistes aux États-Unis sur leurs esclaves noirs. — (Toni Morrison, Beloved, 1987)
  4. 4
    Partie d’un étau ou d’un mandrin enserrant la pièce à tenir.
  5. 5
    Moyen utilisé pour brider quelqu’un.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmors,morrs,morss,mosr,mros,omrs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mors

Misspelling Variants of "mors"

mmors5morrs5morss5mosr4mros4omrs4
Misspelling Variants of "mors"

Frequency rank: #34,201 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mors"?
"mors" is spelled M-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔʁ\.
What does "mors" mean?
As a noun, "mors" means: Ensemble des pièces de fer qui servent à brider un cheval, comme l’embouchure, les branches, la gourmette, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "mors"?
"mors" is commonly confused with "MR", "ms", "mot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mors" is \mɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mors" come from?
"mors" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.