Mosel
[ˈmoːzl̩]
The verdict
“Mosel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,701 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #15,701
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - linker Nebenfluss des Rheins; entspringt in den südlichen Vogesen, durchfließt die lothringische Stufenlandschaft, tritt bei Trier in das mittelrheinische Schiefergebirge ein, das sie mit Weinberge...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mosel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːzl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #15,701 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mosel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Mosel is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmoːzl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,701 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "linker Nebenfluss des Rheins; entspringt in den südlichen Vogesen, durchfließt die lothringische Stufenlandschaft, tritt bei Trier in das mittelrheinische Schiefergebirge ein, das sie mit Weinberge...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mosel, with forms such as "mmosel", "moesl", and "mosell". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Most", "move", "Muse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mosel, spelled M-O-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1linker Nebenfluss des Rheins; entspringt in den südlichen Vogesen, durchfließt die lothringische Stufenlandschaft, tritt bei Trier in das mittelrheinische Schiefergebirge ein, das sie mit Weinbergen tief einschneidet und mündet in Koblenz in den Rhein.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmosel,moesl,mosell,mosle,mossel,msoel,omsel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mosel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Mosel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmoːzl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Most” - see the side-by-side comparison. Mosel vs Most
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.