mora

/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/

//ˈmɔ.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“mora” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,057
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - demora, dilação, delonga

Corpus desk

Index PT-mora · mora · Portuguese

mora · rank #2,057 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,057
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH leitura

Nearest frequency peer: leitura (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mora”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mora” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mora vs muda
50% similar
mora vs moto
50% similar
mora vs muro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mora
PropertyValue
Headwordmora
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,057
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mora”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.moracai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “leitura” (#2,056), “jantar” (#2,055), “onda” (#2,059). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mora” fica em #2,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mora (IPA /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,057 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mora, with forms such as "mmora", "moar", and "morra". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "muda", "moto", "muro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mora, spelled M-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    demora, dilação, delonga
  2. 2
    atraso em executar alguma ação que se tem obrigação
  3. 3
    unidade de duração de cada sílaba dentro de uma palavra em certos idiomas, como o japonês, cujas sílabas de uma palavra têm a mesma duração
  4. 4
    retardamento do credor ou do devedor no cumprimento de uma obrigação
  5. 5
    prorrogação de prazo de pagamento

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmora
  • moar
  • morra
  • mroa
  • omra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmora1moar2morra1mroa2omra2
Edit distance from "mora"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mora"?
"mora" is spelled M-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/.
What does "mora" mean?
As a noun, "mora" means: demora, dilação, delonga
What words are commonly confused with "mora"?
"mora" is commonly confused with "muda", "moto", "muro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mora" is /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mora" come from?
"mora" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

onda#2,059guia#2,053falo#2,050anda#2,033

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

zero5 variantsdada5 variantsposse5 variantsferro5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list