mocha

/ˈmoʊkə/

//ˈmoʊkə// noun

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"mocha" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mocha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,748
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mocha · mocha · English

mocha · rank #29,748 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,748
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moa

Nearest frequency peer: moa (-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 “mocha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mocha” 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).

mocha vs moh
60% similar
mocha vs much
60% similar
mocha vs mock
60% similar

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

Key facts for mocha
PropertyValue
Headwordmocha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmoʊkə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,748
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mocha”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mochalands 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 “moa” (#29,747), “mockingbird” (#29,749), “mitigated” (#29,746). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mocha” is #29,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mocha (IPA /ˈmoʊkə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,748 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mocha, with forms such as "mcoha", "mmocha", and "mocah". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "moh", "much", "mock", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate flavor, or… The correct English form is mocha, spelled M-O-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
  2. 2
    A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.
  3. 3
    A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
  4. 4
    A strong Arabian coffee.
  5. 5
    Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
  6. 6
    An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. mocha brownies

Etymology

From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate flavor, or any mixture of coffee and chocolate flavors, notably coffee with chocolate syrup added.

This word in other languages

moca(Español)moka(Français)Mokka(Deutsch)moca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcoha
  • mmocha
  • mocah
  • moccha
  • mochha
  • mohca
  • omcha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mcoha2mmocha1mocah2moccha1mochha1mohca2omcha2
Edit distance from "mocha"

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 "mocha"?
"mocha" is spelled M-O-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmoʊkə/.
What does "mocha" mean?
As a noun, "mocha" means: A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
What words are commonly confused with "mocha"?
"mocha" is commonly confused with "moh", "much", "mock". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mocha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mocha" is /ˈmoʊkə/. 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 "mocha"?
From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate ... 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 "mocha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noose#29,762Lille#29,721parse#29,782petri#29,786

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

millet7 variantshough7 variantsRohit7 variantsGroot7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list