# modal vs mora

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### modal
*adjective · IPA /mu.ˈdaɫ/ · frequency rank #34,373*
relativo ao modo ou modalidade

### mora
*noun · IPA /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #2,057*
demora, dilação, delonga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/modal-vs-mora