Which to use
“montra” is a verb and “mora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- #40,874
- “mora” frequency rank
- 64489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montra | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. | Ronce de la cordillère des Andes. |
Where the eye mixes montra and mora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. montra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against mora's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses montra with mora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: montra is \mɔ̃.tʁa\ while mora is \mɔ.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 64489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montra is recorded at frequency rank #23,615, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁa\. mora is at rank #40,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.ʁa\.
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 64489, this pair ranks #76,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montra vs mora
Shared letters: amor. Private to "montra": nt. Private to "mora": -.
"montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montra" and "mora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "montra" or "mora"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "montra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montra" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monza vs mora". 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 #76,822 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.