Which to use
“mole” is an adjective and “mora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,187
- “mole” frequency rank
- #2,057
- “mora” frequency rank
- 9244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mole | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não duro | demora, dilação, delonga |
Where the eye mixes mole and mora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mole vs mora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mole is /ˈmɔ.lɨ/ while mora is /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mole is recorded at frequency rank #7,187, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɔ.lɨ/. 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 9244, this pair ranks #64,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mole vs mora
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mole": el. Private to "mora": ar.
"mole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mole" for "mora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mole" vs "mora" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mole" 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 #64,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mole" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirra vs mora". 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 #64,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.