mochi
/ˈmoʊtʃi/
"mochi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mochi” is uncommon English (frequency #58,206 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,206
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mochi · mochi · English
mochi · rank #58,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,206
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mohair
Nearest frequency peer: mohair (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “mochi”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- misheard
misheard
41,799 corpus weight
- mochi
mochi
41,795 corpus weight
- mohair
mohair
41,794 corpus weight
- Moloch
Moloch
41,793 corpus weight
- monarchist
monarchist
41,792 corpus weight
- Moni
Moni
41,791 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “mochi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mochi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmoʊtʃi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,206 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mochi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mochi is uncommon English at frequency #58,206 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmoʊtʃi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mochi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 餅(もち) (mochi). The correct English form is mochi, spelled M-O-C-H-I.
Definition
- 1A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mochi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many of Japan's most popular confections are dusted with a light coating of sweetened kinako. These confections usually consist of a grain such as mochi (pounded glutinous rice) […]
And when it comes to mochi, the Japanese rice dough, much of its appeal can be attributed to a glorious bounce or a gelatinous squish or a comforting kind of gloop. One of the most popular ways to eat mochi is in the sweet packages known as daifuku: The dough is stretched around a filling of red bean paste, or creams in flavors like green tea, chocolate o…
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 餅(もち) (mochi).
This word in other languages
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.
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