# Mozambique

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/ · frequency rank #19,910

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo.
2. The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
3. The former communist country of the People's Republic of Mozambique.
4. An island or its town in the province of Nampula, Mozambique, from which its name was transferred to the country.
5. A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.

## Common misspellings (14)
`mmozambique`, `moazmbique`, `mozabmique`, `mozambbique`, `mozambiqeu`, `mozambiqque`, `mozambiuqe`, `mozambqiue`, `mozamibque`, `mozammbique`, `mozmabique`, `mozzambique`, `mzoambique`, `omzambique`

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