moser
/ˈmoʊsəɹ/
"moser" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moser” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #38,060 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,060
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An informer; one who tells on another.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmoʊsəɹ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #38,060 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moser” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for moser is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmoʊsəɹ/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,060 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An informer; one who tells on another.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for moser, with forms such as "mmoser", "moesr", and "moserr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "most", "move", "moss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹסֵר (mosér) The correct English form is moser, spelled M-O-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1An informer; one who tells on another.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹסֵר (mosér)
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmoser,moesr,moserr,mosser,msoer,omser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “moser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmoʊsəɹ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “most” - see the side-by-side comparison. moser vs most
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.