Morocco

/məˈɹɒkəʊ/

//məˈɹɒkəʊ// name

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"morocco" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Morocco” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,637
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Morocco vs Moroccan
75% similar

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

Key facts for Morocco
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorocco
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/məˈɹɒkəʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,637
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Morocco” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Morocco lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Morocco (IPA /məˈɹɒkəʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,637 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Morocco, with forms such as "mmorocco", "moorcco", and "morcoco". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Moroccan", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from a Berber language, compare Tashelhit مرّاكُش (mṛṛakʷš). The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.),… The correct English form is Morocco, spelled M-O-R-O-C-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

Etymology

Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from a Berber language, compare Tashelhit مرّاكُش (mṛṛakʷš). The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late 11th c.), but came to be used as a pars pro toto for the westernmost region of the Islamic world. Compare older Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš) (now اَلْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)), Persian مراکش (marâkeš), Medieval Latin Marrochium. Turkish refers to the country as Fas from Fez, another former capital. Doublet of Marrakech.

This word in other languages

Marruecos(Español)Maroc(Français)Marokko(Deutsch)Marrocos(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmorocco
  • moorcco
  • morcoco
  • moroco
  • morococ
  • morrocco
  • mroocco
  • omrocco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmorocco1moorcco2morcoco2moroco1morococ2morrocco1mroocco2omrocco2
Edit distance from "Morocco"

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 "Morocco"?
"Morocco" is spelled M-O-R-O-C-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈɹɒkəʊ/.
What does "Morocco" mean?
As a proper noun, "Morocco" means: A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.
What words are commonly confused with "Morocco"?
"Morocco" is commonly confused with "Moroccan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Morocco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morocco" is /məˈɹɒkəʊ/. 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 "Morocco"?
Earlier spelling Marocco, from Portuguese Marrocos and/or Spanish Marruecos, from Arabic مُرَّاكُش (murrākuš), from a Berber language, compare Tashelhit مرّاكُش (mṛṛakʷš). The word originally referred to the capital city of Marrakech (founded late... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Morocco”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-O-C-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /məˈɹɒkəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Moroccan” - see the side-by-side comparison. Morocco vs Moroccan
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list