Mustafa

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The verdict

“Mustafa” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,351 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#20,351
frequency rank, German
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - albanischer Nachname mit der Bedeutung „der Auserwählte“

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Mustafa vs Mustang
71% similar
Mustafa vs of
14% similar
Mustafa vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for Mustafa
PropertyValue
HeadwordMustafa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,351
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mustafa” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mustafa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mustafa is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,351 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "albanischer Nachname mit der Bedeutung „der Auserwählte“".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mustafa, with forms such as "mmustafa", "msutafa", and "musatfa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mustang", "of", "TO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mustafa, spelled M-U-S-T-A-F-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    albanischer Nachname mit der Bedeutung „der Auserwählte“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmustafa,msutafa,musatfa,musstafa,mustaaf,mustaffa,mustfaa,musttafa,mutsafa,umstafa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mustafa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmustafa1msutafa2musatfa2musstafa1mustaaf2mustaffa1mustfaa2musttafa1
Edit distance from "Mustafa"

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 "Mustafa"?
"Mustafa" is spelled M-U-S-T-A-F-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Mustafa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mustafa" means: albanischer Nachname mit der Bedeutung „der Auserwählte“
What words are commonly confused with "Mustafa"?
"Mustafa" is commonly confused with "Mustang", "of", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mustafa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mustafa" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mustafa" come from?
"Mustafa" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Mustafa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-S-T-A-F-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Mustang” - see the side-by-side comparison. Mustafa vs Mustang
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list