Which to use
“morgue” and “morte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,019
- “morgue” frequency rank
- #281
- “morte” frequency rank
- 37300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morgue | morte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | necrotério | ato de morrer ou efeito de matar; fato ou momento que leva algo do estado vivo para o estado morto |
Where the eye mixes morgue and morte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. morgue runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against morte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: morgue vs morte
A purely visual mix-up. morgue (/ˈmɔχ.gi/) and morte (/ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morgue is recorded at frequency rank #37,019, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔχ.gi/. morte is at rank #281, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɔr.tʃi/ /ˈmɔr.ti/.
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 37300, this pair ranks #29,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morgue vs morte
Shared letters: emor. Private to "morgue": gu. Private to "morte": t.
"morgue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "morte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "morgue" and "morte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "morgue" or "morte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "morgue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morgue" and "morte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangue vs morgue". 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 #29,343 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.