Which to use
“mood” and “mora” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,434
- “mood” frequency rank
- #40,874
- “mora” frequency rank
- 78308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mood | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humeur, état d'esprit. | Ronce de la cordillère des Andes. |
Where the eye mixes mood and mora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mood with mora
A purely visual mix-up. mood (\muːd\) and mora (\mɔ.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mood is recorded at frequency rank #37,434, classified as anoun, pronounced \muːd\. 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 78308, this pair ranks #26,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mood vs mora
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mood": d. Private to "mora": ar.
"mood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mood" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mood" or "mora"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mood" 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 #26,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mood" 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 #26,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.