# mosque

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɑsk/ · frequency rank #8,458

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Mosul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosque-vs-mosul)
- **Moshe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moshe-vs-mosque)
- **morgue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgue-vs-mosque)
- **masque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masque-vs-mosque)
- **marque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marque-vs-mosque)
- **Monique** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monique-vs-mosque)
- **mask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mask-vs-mosque)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mmosque`, `moqsue`, `mosqeu`, `mosqque`, `mossque`, `mosuqe`, `msoque`, `omsque`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mosque