Which to use
“mora” is a noun and “mords” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,874
- “mora” frequency rank
- #34,200
- “mords” frequency rank
- 75074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | mords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ronce de la cordillère des Andes. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de mordre. |
Where the eye mixes mora and mords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mora runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mords's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mora and mords
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mora is \mɔ.ʁa\ while mords is \mɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mora is recorded at frequency rank #40,874, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.ʁa\. mords is at rank #34,200, tagged as averb, 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 75074, this pair ranks #35,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs mords
Shared letters: mor. Private to "mora": a. Private to "mords": ds.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mora" for "mords" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "mora" or "mords" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "mords" 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 #35,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.