mos

[mos]

/[mos]/ particle

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The verdict

“mos” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #39,532) as a particle. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#39,532
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verleiht einer Aufforderung, Aussage, Frage oder einem Wunsch eine gewisse Nachdrücklichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-mos · mos · German

mos · rank #39,532 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,532
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Molekülen

Nearest frequency peer: Molekülen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “mos”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “mos” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mos vs my
33% similar
mos vs Mr
0% similar
mos vs MS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mos
PropertyValue
Headwordmos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechParticle
IPA[mos]
Letters3
Frequency rank#39,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “mos” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mosliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Molekülen“ (#39,531), „Mosbach“ (#39,533), „Moldawien“ (#39,530). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mos is neighbouring look-alikes ("my", "Mr", …), not just typos; it is aparticle pronounced [mos]. Frequency #39,532 among 3,571 “M” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

mos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "Mr", "MS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mos, spelled M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    verleiht einer Aufforderung, Aussage, Frage oder einem Wunsch eine gewisse Nachdrücklichkeit
  2. 2
    bringt in Ausrufesätzen Entrüstung, Unmut oder Verwunderung zum Ausdruck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Tag- und Nachtgleiche, Winter- und Sommer-Sonnenwende haben wir mos in der Schule gelernt.“
  2. „Die Araber halten das mos so, dass es viel leichter war, Schwarzafrikaner als Sklaven zu verhökern, als mit ihnen eine Einheit zu bilden, derweil die arabische Einheit selbst ohnehin ein flüchtiges Ideal bleibt.“

Synonyms

dochNamibiatoch

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mos"?
"mos" is spelled M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mos].
What does "mos" mean?
As a particle, "mos" means: verleiht einer Aufforderung, Aussage, Frage oder einem Wunsch eine gewisse Nachdrücklichkeit
What words are commonly confused with "mos"?
"mos" is commonly confused with "my", "Mr", "MS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mos" is [mos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mos" come from?
"mos" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mma#39,528OFC#39,556Koh#39,477kin#39,466

What to do next

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  • "mos" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "my". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #39,532 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list