Muskat

[mʊsˈkaːt]

/[mʊsˈkaːt]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Muskat” is uncommon German (frequency #63,577 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,577
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geriebenes Gewürzpulver aus der Muskatnuss

Corpus desk

Index DE-muskat · Muskat · German

Muskat · rank #63,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,577
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Musikgruppen

Nearest frequency peer: Musikgruppen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Muskat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Muskat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Muskat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuskat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mʊsˈkaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Muskat“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Muskatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Musikgruppen“ (#63,576), „musterte“ (#63,578), „Multimillionär“ (#63,575). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Muskat“ bei #63,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Muskat is uncommon German at frequency #63,577 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mʊsˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geriebenes Gewürzpulver aus der Muskatnuss".

Muskat has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Muskat, spelled M-U-S-K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geriebenes Gewürzpulver aus der Muskatnuss

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Zur Zubereitung wird zuerst Milch mit Salz aufgekocht und Grieß in die nicht mehr kochende Flüssigkeit eingerührt. Je nach Verwendung wird der entstandene Teig mit Muskat, Zitronenschale oder Zucker gewürzt und glattgerührt.“

This word in other languages

nutmeg(English)moscada(Español)muscade(Français)

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 "Muskat"?
"Muskat" is spelled M-U-S-K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊsˈkaːt].
What does "Muskat" mean?
As a noun, "Muskat" means: geriebenes Gewürzpulver aus der Muskatnuss
How do you pronounce "Muskat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muskat" is [mʊsˈkaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muskat" come from?
"Muskat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Metals#63,561Pagode#63,625Libyer#63,520Lachse#63,492

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list