mosque

/mɑsk/

//mɑsk// noun

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"mosque" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mosque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,458
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mosque · mosque · English

mosque · rank #8,458 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monroe

Nearest frequency peer: Monroe (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mosque”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mosque” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mosque vs Mosul
50% similar
mosque vs Moshe
50% similar
mosque vs morgue
67% similar

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

Key facts for mosque
PropertyValue
Headwordmosque
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɑsk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,458
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mosque”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mosquelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Monroe” (#8,457), “moss” (#8,459), “mommy” (#8,456). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mosque” is #8,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mosque (IPA /mɑsk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,458 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mosque, with forms such as "mmosque", "moqsue", and "mosqeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Mosul", "Moshe", "morgue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid. The correct English form is mosque, spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mosque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There's a mosque near where I live.
  2. The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.

Etymology

From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.

This word in other languages

mezquita(Español)mosquée(Français)Moschee(Deutsch)mesquita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmosque
  • moqsue
  • mosqeu
  • mosqque
  • mossque
  • mosuqe
  • msoque
  • omsque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mosque - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmosque1moqsue2mosqeu2mosqque1mossque1mosuqe2msoque2omsque2
Edit distance from "mosque"

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 "mosque"?
"mosque" is spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɑsk/.
What does "mosque" mean?
As a noun, "mosque" means: A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
What words are commonly confused with "mosque"?
"mosque" is commonly confused with "Mosul", "Moshe", "morgue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mosque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mosque" is /mɑsk/. 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 "mosque"?
From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mosque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Monroe#8,457module#8,455misery#8,454liable#8,450

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

midst8 variantsplague8 variantslacks8 variantsseated8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list