mortadella
noun
mortadella is spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-L-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mortadella means “A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mortadella is mortadellas or mortadelle.
How many letters and syllables are in mortadella?
| Letters | 10: M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mortadella?
Mortadella appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mortadella
- mortadellas plural
- mortadelle plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mortadella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mortadella in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sausage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mortadelle |
| German | Mortadella |
| Portuguese | mortadela |
| Spanish | mortadela |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mortadella come from?
From Italian mortadella, from diminutive of Latin murtatum (“sausage seasoned with myrtle berries”), from myrtatum, from myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).