Moskau

[ˈmɔskaʊ̯]

/[ˈmɔskaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Moskau” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,458
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt, Hauptstadt der Russischen Föderation (Russland), zugleich eine Oblast

Corpus desk

Index DE-moskau · Moskau · German

Moskau · rank #2,458 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mord

Nearest frequency peer: Mord (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Moskau“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Moskau“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Moskau vs Mossad
67% similar
Moskau vs Moskaus
86% similar
Moskau vs Moskauer
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Moskau
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoskau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmɔskaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,458
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Moskau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Moskauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mord“ (#2,457), „möchtest“ (#2,459), „oberen“ (#2,460). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moskau“ bei #2,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Moskau (IPA [ˈmɔskaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,458 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt, Hauptstadt der Russischen Föderation (Russland), zugleich eine Oblast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moskau, with forms such as "mmoskau", "moksau", and "mosaku". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Mossad", "Moskaus", "Moskauer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Moskau, spelled M-O-S-K-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt, Hauptstadt der Russischen Föderation (Russland), zugleich eine Oblast

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Moskau liegt am Fluss Moskwa.
  2. „Nun war er wieder in Moskau. Und obwohl ihm die Stadt noch nie so dreckig, so roh, so anstrengend erschienen war wie bei diesem Besuch – die langen Wege, die Betrunkenen, die allgegenwärtigen ‹Diensthabenden› mit ihren griesgrämigen Gesichtern, sogar die berühmte Metro, auf die er immer so stolz gewesen war, weil er als junger Mann bei Subbotniks an ihre…

Synonyms

Drittes Rom

This word in other languages

Moscow(English)Moscú(Español)Moscou(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoskau
  • moksau
  • mosaku
  • moskkau
  • moskua
  • mosskau
  • msokau
  • omskau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moskau - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmoskau1moksau2mosaku2moskkau1moskua2mosskau1msokau2omskau2
Edit distance from "Moskau"

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 "Moskau"?
"Moskau" is spelled M-O-S-K-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔskaʊ̯].
What does "Moskau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Moskau" means: Stadt, Hauptstadt der Russischen Föderation (Russland), zugleich eine Oblast
What words are commonly confused with "Moskau"?
"Moskau" is commonly confused with "Mossad", "Moskaus", "Moskauer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moskau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moskau" is [ˈmɔskaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moskau" come from?
"Moskau" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

oberen#2,460kriegt#2,453gratis#2,447witzig#2,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Hermann8 variantsworauf8 variantsDebatte8 variantsinneren8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list