Which to use
“mora” and “murs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,874
- “mora” frequency rank
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- 43162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | murs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ronce de la cordillère des Andes. | Pluriel de mur. |
Where the eye mixes mora and murs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mora and murs
A purely visual mix-up. mora (\mɔ.ʁa\) and murs (\myʁ\) 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 43162, 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\. murs is at rank #2,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 43162, this pair ranks #220,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs murs
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mora": ao. Private to "murs": su.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mora" for "murs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mora" vs "murs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "murs" 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 #220,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.