Mosso
/ˈmɒsəʊ/noun
Mosso is spelled M-O-S-S-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Mosso means “A member of the Mossos d'Esquadra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Mosso is Mossos.
How many letters and syllables are in Mosso?
| Letters | 5: M-O-S-S-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 Mosso?
Mosso appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 Mosso?
- /ˈmɒsəʊ/
- /ˈməʊsəʊ/
Mosso 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-Mosso.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Mosso2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Mosso
- Mossos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Mosso mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the Mossos d'Esquadra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Mosso come from?
From Catalan mosso (“police officer”), ellipsis of mosso d'esquadra, from Old Spanish mozo (“boy, lad”). Doublet of mozo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).