Moura

\ˈmowɾɐ\

/\ˈmowɾɐ\/ name

The verdict

“Moura” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,669
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moura, localité du Portugal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moura · Moura · French

Moura · rank #48,669 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,669
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH morcellement

Nearest frequency peer: morcellement (-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 « Moura »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Moura » 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).

Moura vs mur
40% similar
Moura vs murs
40% similar
Moura vs mous
40% similar

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

Key facts for Moura
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoura
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈmowɾɐ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,669
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Moura »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Mourase 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 « morcellement » (#48,668), « Montereau » (#48,667), « muer » (#48,671). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Moura » est au #48,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Moura (IPA \ˈmowɾɐ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,669 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Moura, localité du Portugal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moura, with forms such as "mmoura", "morua", and "mouar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mur", "murs", "mous", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Moura, spelled M-O-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moura, localité du Portugal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoura
  • morua
  • mouar
  • muora
  • omura

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmoura1morua2mouar2muora2omura2
Edit distance from "Moura"

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 "Moura"?
"Moura" is spelled M-O-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmowɾɐ\.
What does "Moura" mean?
As a proper noun, "Moura" means: Moura, localité du Portugal.
What words are commonly confused with "Moura"?
"Moura" is commonly confused with "mur", "murs", "mous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moura" is \ˈmowɾɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moura" come from?
"Moura" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list