Which to use
“mora” is a noun and “morto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,057
- “mora” frequency rank
- #1,096
- “morto” frequency rank
- 3153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mora | morto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | demora, dilação, delonga | que deixou de viver |
Letter map: mora vs morto
Shared letters muted; letters that set mora and morto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - mora and morto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mora is anoun and mortoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mora is recorded at frequency rank #2,057, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. morto is at rank #1,096, tagged as anadj.
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 3153, this pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mora vs morto
Shared letters: mor. Private to "mora": a. Private to "morto": t.
"mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "morto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mora" and "morto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mora" vs "morto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mora" and "morto".
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mora" and "morto" 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 #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.