mozambique
/ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/noun
mozambique is spelled M-O-Z-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mozambique means “Any of various kinds of dress material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mozambique is mozambiques.
How many letters and syllables are in mozambique?
| Letters | 10: M-O-Z-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mozambique?
Mozambique appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 mozambique?
- UK /ˌməʊzæmˈbiːk/
- British /ˌməwzamˈbɪjk/
- US /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/
Mozambique has 3 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-Mozambique.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Mozambique.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mozambique?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mozambique from its last stressed vowel (/ik/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mozambique
- mozambiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mozambique mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various kinds of dress material.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Mozambique; a Mozambican.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of mozambique (“fabric”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mozambique come from?
From Mozambique (“former Portuguese colony”); see more there.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).