Mosel

/[ˈmoːzl̩]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,701

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Mosel is aGermanname. It means: 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... Pronounced [ˈmoːzl̩]. Often confused with Most and move.

Key facts for Mosel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMosel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈmoːzl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,701
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mosel is 5 letters long, classified as aname, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mosel, with forms such as "mmosel", "moesl", and "mosell". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Most", "move", "Muse", and more, 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 Mosel, spelled M-O-S-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    linker 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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmosel,moesl,mosell,mosle,mossel,msoel,omsel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mosel

Misspelling Variants of "Mosel"

mmosel6moesl5mosell6mosle5mossel6msoel5omsel5
Misspelling Variants of "Mosel"

Frequency rank: #15,701 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mosel"?
"Mosel" is spelled M-O-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːzl̩].
What does "Mosel" mean?
As a name, "Mosel" means: 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...
What words are commonly confused with "Mosel"?
"Mosel" is commonly confused with "Most", "move", "Muse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mosel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mosel" is [ˈmoːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mosel" come from?
"Mosel" 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.