moko
"moko" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moko” is uncommon English (frequency #86,527 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,527
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-moko · moko · English
moko · rank #86,527 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,527
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH monoplane
Nearest frequency peer: monoplane (+2 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 “moko”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- moko
moko
13,474 corpus weight
- monoplane
monoplane
13,472 corpus weight
- mooching
mooching
13,471 corpus weight
- mopey
mopey
13,470 corpus weight
- movingly
movingly
13,468 corpus weight
- Moyle
Moyle
13,467 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “moko” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moko |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #86,527 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “moko” in English
Rare enough to double-check
moko is uncommon English at frequency #86,527 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for moko, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Māori moko. The correct English form is moko, spelled M-O-K-O.
Definition
- 1A traditional Maori tattoo (image made in the skin), traditionally done with chisels; also, such an image used as a personal sign or signature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No calligraphist could have drawn the moko so perfectly in the short time the fingers execute it.
He decides to overtrace the moko on Te Rau's face.
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori moko.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).