Moselle
/məʊˈzɛl/noun
Moselle is spelled M-O-S-E-L-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Moselle means “A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Moselle is Moselles.
How many letters and syllables are in Moselle?
| Letters | 7: M-O-S-E-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Moselle?
Moselle appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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).
How do you pronounce Moselle?
- /məʊˈzɛl/
Moselle has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Moselle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Moselle
- Moselles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Moselle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Moselle come from?
Borrowed from French Moselle, from Latin Mosella.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).