MPLA

name

"mpla" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“MPLA” is uncommon English (frequency #95,162 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,162
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Corpus desk

Index EN-mpla · MPLA · English

MPLA · rank #95,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,162
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moxy

Nearest frequency peer: moxy (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “MPLA”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “MPLA” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MPLA
PropertyValue
HeadwordMPLA
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “MPLA” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).MPLAfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “moxy” (#95,161), “MRAP” (#95,163), “mouthguard” (#95,160). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “MPLA” is #95,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MPLA is uncommon English at frequency #95,162 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola".

MPLA has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Portuguese Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola. The correct English form is MPLA, spelled M-P-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Is this the MPLA / Or is this the UDA / Or is this the IRA / I thought it was the UK

Etymology

From Portuguese Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola.

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 "MPLA"?
"MPLA" is spelled M-P-L-A.
What does "MPLA" mean?
As a proper noun, "MPLA" means: Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
What is the origin of the word "MPLA"?
From Portuguese Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola. 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 "MPLA", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list