Moschus

[ˈmɔʃʊs]

/[ˈmɔʃʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Moschus” is uncommon German (frequency #72,748 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,748
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sekret aus der Drüse eines Moschushirsches

Corpus desk

Index DE-moschus · Moschus · German

Moschus · rank #72,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,748
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mosche

Nearest frequency peer: mosche (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Moschus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Moschus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Moschus
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoschus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʃʊs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Moschus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Moschusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mosche“ (#72,747), „Mufti“ (#72,751), „Montagen“ (#72,744). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moschus“ bei #72,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Moschus is uncommon German at frequency #72,748 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʃʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Moschus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Moschus, spelled M-O-S-C-H-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sekret aus der Drüse eines Moschushirsches
  2. 2
    Duftstoff, der als Produkt aus dem Sekret [1] gewonnen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Haut roch nach Moschus und einer herben Minznote.“
  2. „Aber die rochen ja alle so, nach Patschuli oder Moschus.“

Synonyms

Bisam

This word in other languages

musk(English)almizcle(Español)musc(Français)

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 "Moschus"?
"Moschus" is spelled M-O-S-C-H-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʃʊs].
What does "Moschus" mean?
As a noun, "Moschus" means: Sekret aus der Drüse eines Moschushirsches
How do you pronounce "Moschus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moschus" is [ˈmɔʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moschus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neustem#72,775Nirwana#72,777materia#72,710Lostopf#72,689

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list