Moscow

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The verdict

“Moscow” is uncommon German (frequency #67,524 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,524
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort im US-Bundesstaat Idaho

Corpus desk

Index DE-moscow · Moscow · German

Moscow · rank #67,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,524
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mors

Nearest frequency peer: mors (-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 „Moscow“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Moscow
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoscow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Moscow“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mors“ (#67,523), „Motorschaden“ (#67,526), „moder“ (#67,521). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moscow“ bei #67,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Moscow is uncommon German at frequency #67,524 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort im US-Bundesstaat Idaho".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Moscow, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Moscow, spelled M-O-S-C-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Idaho

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Jedenfalls rief der bedauernswerte Holly Watson mich an und sagte: ›Das könnte ein übler Scherz sein, aber du solltest mal bei der Polizei in Moscow, Idaho, anrufen.‹“

This word in other languages

Moscow(English)

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 "Moscow"?
"Moscow" is spelled M-O-S-C-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Moscow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Moscow" means: Ort im US-Bundesstaat Idaho
How do you pronounce "Moscow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moscow" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moscow" come from?
"Moscow" 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 "Moscow", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mensur#67,506Magens#67,477opfere#67,572parent#67,577

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list