mojito

/moʊˈhi.toʊ/

//moʊˈhi.toʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“mojito” is uncommon English (frequency #51,261 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,261
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mojito · mojito · English

mojito · rank #51,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,261
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Molyneux

Nearest frequency peer: Molyneux (+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 “mojito”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mojito” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mojito
PropertyValue
Headwordmojito
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/moʊˈhi.toʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mojito” in English

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).mojitofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Molyneux” (#51,262), “monteith” (#51,263), “Miura” (#51,258). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mojito” is #51,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mojito is uncommon English at frequency #51,261 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /moʊˈhi.toʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.".

mojito has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish mojito, diminutive of mojo (“sauce”), from mojar (“to moisten”), from Vulgar Latin *molliō (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō (“soften”), from mollis (“soft”). The correct English form is mojito, spelled M-O-J-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.

Etymology

From Spanish mojito, diminutive of mojo (“sauce”), from mojar (“to moisten”), from Vulgar Latin *molliō (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō (“soften”), from mollis (“soft”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mojito"?
"mojito" is spelled M-O-J-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /moʊˈhi.toʊ/.
What does "mojito" mean?
As a noun, "mojito" means: A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.
How do you pronounce "mojito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mojito" is /moʊˈhi.toʊ/. 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 "mojito"?
From Spanish mojito, diminutive of mojo (“sauce”), from mojar (“to moisten”), from Vulgar Latin *molliō (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō (“soften”), from mollis (“soft”). 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 "mojito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list