Moskva

Name: Moskva, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/məsˈkvɑː/

//məsˈkvɑː// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Moskva” is uncommon English (frequency #68,461 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,461
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A river in Russia, a tributary of the Oka.

Key facts for Moskva
Property	Value
Headword	Moskva
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/məsˈkvɑː/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#68,461
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Moskva” 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). Moskva lands here:

#68,461

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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

Rare enough to double-check

Moskva is uncommon English at frequency #68,461 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /məsˈkvɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Moskva in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Russian Москва́ (Moskvá). Doublet of Moscow. The correct English form is Moskva, spelled M-O-S-K-V-A.

Definition

1
A river in Russia, a tributary of the Oka.
2
Alternative form of Moscow: a federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia.
3
Alternative form of Moscow: an oblast of Russia surrounding the city, which itself is not part of the oblast; in full, Moscow Oblast.

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Москва́ (Moskvá). Doublet of Moscow.

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 "Moskva"?

"Moskva" is spelled M-O-S-K-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məsˈkvɑː/.

What does "Moskva" mean?

As a proper noun, "Moskva" means: A river in Russia, a tributary of the Oka.

How do you pronounce "Moskva"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moskva" is /məsˈkvɑː/. 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 "Moskva"?

Transliteration of Russian Москва́ (Moskvá). Doublet of Moscow. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Moskva”

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

The one correct English spelling is M-O-S-K-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /məsˈkvɑː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.