Moskito
[mɔsˈkiːto]
The verdict
“Moskito” is uncommon German (frequency #91,968 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,968
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tropische Stechmücke
Corpus desk
Index DE-moskito · Moskito · German
Moskito · rank #91,968 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,968
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Mukoviszidose
Nearest frequency peer: Mukoviszidose (+2 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 „Moskito“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Monumenten
Monumenten
8,036 corpus weight
- Moskito
Moskito
8,033 corpus weight
- Mukoviszido…
Mukoviszidose
8,031 corpus weight
- Mundhygiene
Mundhygiene
8,030 corpus weight
- Murano
Murano
8,029 corpus weight
- MuSchG
MuSchG
8,028 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Moskito“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moskito |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɔsˈkiːto] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Moskito“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Moskito is uncommon German at frequency #91,968 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔsˈkiːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Moskito in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Moskito, spelled M-O-S-K-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1tropische Stechmücke
- 2Stechmücke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Moskito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Malaria wird durch Moskitos übertragen.
„Im Regenwald stiegen Moskitos, die Denguefieber, Gelbfieber, Chicungunyafieber und Malaria übertrugen, von der Abenddämmerung bis zur Morgenröte in dicken Wolken auf, so zahlreich wie die Sauerstoffatome in der Luft, durch die sie hindurchwirbelten – so fühlte es sich jedenfalls an.“
This word in other languages
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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