mirvsmoraConfusable pair

Which to use

“mir” and “mora” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,334
“mir” frequency rank
#2,057
“mora” frequency rank
19391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mir mora
Definition milho demora, dilação, delonga

Letter map: mir vs mora

Shared letters muted; letters that set mir and mora apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
mir
4 ch
mora

Spelling & dictionary notes on mir vs mora

mir and mora are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mir is recorded at frequency rank #17,334, classified as anoun. mora is at rank #2,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/.

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 19391, this pair ranks #51,340 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mir vs mora

Shared letters: mr. Private to "mir": i. Private to "mora": ao.

"mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morammora · moar · morra · mroa · omra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mir" for "mora" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "mir" vs "mora" - which ranks higher?
"mora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,057 in our Portuguese list, against #17,334 for "mir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "mir" vs "mora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,340 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mir" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mir vs mirra". 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 #51,340 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list