Which to use
“mords” is a verb and “Mory” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,200
- “mords” frequency rank
- #44,055
- “Mory” frequency rank
- 78255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mords | Mory |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de mordre. | Prénom masculin. |
Letter map: mords vs Mory
Shared letters muted; letters that set mords and Mory apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - mords and Mory
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mords is averb and Moryaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mords is recorded at frequency rank #34,200, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔʁ\. Mory is at rank #44,055, tagged as aname.
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 78255, this pair ranks #26,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mords vs Mory
Shared letters: mor. Private to "mords": ds. Private to "Mory": y.
"mords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Mory" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mords" and "Mory" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mords" or "Mory" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "mords" vs "Mory" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mords" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mory" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mords" and "Mory" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs Mory". 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 #26,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.