mascot

/ˈmæsˌkɒt/

//ˈmæsˌkɒt// noun

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"mascot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mascot” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,638. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,638
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something thought to bring good luck.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mascot · mascot · English

mascot · rank #12,638 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,638
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mantle

Nearest frequency peer: mantle (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mascot”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mascot” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

mascot vs mast
67% similar
mascot vs mason
67% similar
mascot vs Moscow
50% similar

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

Key facts for mascot
PropertyValue
Headwordmascot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæsˌkɒt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,638
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mascot”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mascotlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “mantle” (#12,637), “metabolic” (#12,639), “Malik” (#12,636). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mascot” is #12,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mascot (IPA /ˈmæsˌkɒt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,638 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mascot, with forms such as "amscot", "macsot", and "masccot". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "mast", "mason", "Moscow", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask. The correct English form is mascot, spelled M-A-S-C-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something thought to bring good luck.
  2. 2
    Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
  3. 3
    A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
  4. 4
    A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.
  2. Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.

This word in other languages

mascota(Español)mascotte(Français)Maskottchen(Deutsch)mascote(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amscot
  • macsot
  • masccot
  • mascott
  • mascto
  • masoct
  • masscot
  • mmascot
  • msacot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mascot - 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.

amscot2macsot2masccot1mascott1mascto2masoct2masscot1mmascot1
Edit distance from "mascot"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mascot"?
"mascot" is spelled M-A-S-C-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæsˌkɒt/.
What does "mascot" mean?
As a noun, "mascot" means: Something thought to bring good luck.
What words are commonly confused with "mascot"?
"mascot" is commonly confused with "mast", "mason", "Moscow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mascot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mascot" is /ˈmæsˌkɒt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mascot"?
Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mantle#12,637Lord's#12,632leased#12,629lawful#12,627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

labelled9 variantspillars9 variantsrapist9 variantsgluten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list