# Musa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmuːsə/ · frequency rank #26,518

## Definitions
1. Moses, a rasul in Islam.
2. A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), Persian موسی (Musâ), and Turkish Musa; ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. Doublet of Moses.

## Easily confused with
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-mya)
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-must)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-mute)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-muse)
- **musk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-musk)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-myra)
- **mush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-mush)
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-mutt)
- **music** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-music)
- **muses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-muses)
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-mushy)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-musty)
- **Muscat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-muscat)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ms-vs-musa)
- **MA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ma-vs-musa)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mu-vs-musa)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-musa)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mum-vs-musa)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mps-vs-musa)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mud-vs-musa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mmusa`, `msua`, `muas`, `mussa`, `umsa`

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