Which to use
“more” is a noun and “MR” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,852
- “more” frequency rank
- #2,434
- “MR” frequency rank
- 9286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | more | MR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Mouvement Réformateur, parti politique belge francophone de droite. |
Where the eye mixes more and MR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between more and MR
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: more is \mɔʁ\ while MR is \ɛ.m‿ɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
more is recorded at frequency rank #6,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ\. MR is at rank #2,434, tagged as aname, pronounced \ɛ.m‿ɛʁ\.
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 9286, this pair ranks #417,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of more vs MR
Shared letters: mr. Private to "more": eo. Private to "MR": -.
"more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "MR" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- more ← mmore · moer · morre · mroe · omre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "more" for "MR" ever safe?
Which is more common, "more" or "MR"?
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 "more" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "MR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "more" and "MR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs more". 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 #417,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.