Muscat

/ˈmʌskæt/

//ˈmʌskæt// name

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"muscat" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Muscat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,891
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Oman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-muscat · Muscat · English

Muscat · rank #30,891 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,891
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH multipurpose

Nearest frequency peer: multipurpose (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Muscat”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Muscat” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Muscat vs must
50% similar
Muscat vs muscle
50% similar
Muscat vs musket
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Muscat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuscat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈmʌskæt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,891
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Muscat”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Muscatlands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “multipurpose” (#30,890), “muttering” (#30,892), “Motherwell” (#30,889). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Muscat” is #30,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Muscat (IPA /ˈmʌskæt/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,891 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The capital city of Oman.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Muscat, with forms such as "mmuscat", "msucat", and "mucsat". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "must", "muscle", "musket", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ). The correct English form is Muscat, spelled M-U-S-C-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Oman.

Etymology

From Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ).

This word in other languages

Mascate(Español)Mascate(Français)Maskat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuscat
  • msucat
  • mucsat
  • musact
  • muscatt
  • musccat
  • muscta
  • musscat
  • umscat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Muscat - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmuscat1msucat2mucsat2musact2muscatt1musccat1muscta2musscat1
Edit distance from "Muscat"

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 "Muscat"?
"Muscat" is spelled M-U-S-C-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʌskæt/.
What does "Muscat" mean?
As a proper noun, "Muscat" means: The capital city of Oman.
What words are commonly confused with "Muscat"?
"Muscat" is commonly confused with "must", "muscle", "musket". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muscat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muscat" is /ˈmʌskæt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Muscat"?
From Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ). 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 "Muscat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nippon#30,898nitric#30,899McNeil#30,882macron#30,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

paging9 variantsParnell9 variantsPenang9 variantsraking9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list