Mosaik

/[mozaˈʔiːk]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,349

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Mosaik is aGermannoun. It means: Bild an der Wand oder am Boden, bestehend aus kleinen bunten Steinchen Pronounced [mozaˈʔiːk]. Often confused with Musik and Mystik.

Key facts for Mosaik
PropertyValue
HeadwordMosaik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mozaˈʔiːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,349
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Mosaik in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mosaik is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mozaˈʔiːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,349 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mosaik, with forms such as "mmosaik", "moasik", and "mosaikk". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Musik", "Mystik", "Mosambik", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Mosaik, spelled M-O-S-A-I-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bild an der Wand oder am Boden, bestehend aus kleinen bunten Steinchen
  2. 2
    etwas, das aus vielen kleinen Bruchstücken zusammengesetzt wurde

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmosaik,moasik,mosaikk,mosaki,mosiak,mossaik,msoaik,omsaik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mosaik

Misspelling Variants of "Mosaik"

mmosaik7moasik6mosaikk7mosaki6mosiak6mossaik7msoaik6omsaik6
Misspelling Variants of "Mosaik"

Frequency rank: #20,349 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mosaik"?
"Mosaik" is spelled M-O-S-A-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [mozaˈʔiːk].
What does "Mosaik" mean?
As a noun, "Mosaik" means: Bild an der Wand oder am Boden, bestehend aus kleinen bunten Steinchen
What words are commonly confused with "Mosaik"?
"Mosaik" is commonly confused with "Musik", "Mystik", "Mosambik". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mosaik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mosaik" is [mozaˈʔiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mosaik" come from?
"Mosaik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.