Which to use
“Moore” is a name and “more” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,746
- “Moore” frequency rank
- #6,852
- “more” frequency rank
- 17598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moore | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | 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. |
Letter map: Moore vs more
Shared letters muted; letters that set Moore and more apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Moore and more
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Moore is aname and moreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moore is recorded at frequency rank #10,746, classified as aname. 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 17598, this pair ranks #382,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moore vs more
Shared letters: emor. Private to "Moore": -. Private to "more": -.
"Moore" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moore" for "more" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Moore" vs "more" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Moore" vs "more" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moore" 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 #382,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moore" and "more" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moore vs Moura". 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 #382,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.