Which to use
“maure” is an adjective and “more” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,856
- “maure” frequency rank
- #6,852
- “more” frequency rank
- 36708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maure | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne les Maures ou leur culture. | Unité phonologique de durée ou de poids d’une syllabe dans certaines langues, typiquement une voyelle courte ayant une more et une voyelle longue deux mores. |
Same sound, different letters: maure vs more
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: maure vs more
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: maure and more carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maure is recorded at frequency rank #29,856, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ\. more is at rank #6,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\.
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 36708, this pair ranks #267,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maure vs more
Shared letters: emr. Private to "maure": au. Private to "more": o.
"maure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maure" and "more" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maure" or "more"?
Useful next steps
"maure" and "more" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "maure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "more" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maure" and "more" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magret vs maure". 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 #267,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.