Mossad

/[…]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,534

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Mossad is aGermannoun. It means: israelischer Auslandsgeheimdienst Pronounced […]. Often confused with Mossul and of.

Key facts for Mossad
PropertyValue
HeadwordMossad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,534
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mossad is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,534 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mossad, with forms such as "mmossad", "mosad", and "mosasd". 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, "Mossul", "of", "TO", 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 Mossad, spelled M-O-S-S-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    israelischer Auslandsgeheimdienst
  2. 2
    Abteilung der Hagana, die sich um die illegale Einwanderung von Juden nach Palästina kümmert

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmossad,mosad,mosasd,mossadd,mossda,moßad,msosad,omssad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mossad

Misspelling Variants of "Mossad"

mmossad7mosad5mosasd6mossadd7mossda6moßad5msosad6omssad6
Misspelling Variants of "Mossad"

Frequency rank: #39,534 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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