muscat
/ˈmʌskæt/noun
muscat is spelled M-U-S-C-A-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Muscat, the name). As a noun, muscat means “A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muscat is muscats.
How many letters and syllables are in muscat?
| Letters | 6: M-U-S-C-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is muscat?
Muscat appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Muscat, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce muscat?
- /ˈmʌskæt/
- /ˈmʌskət/
Muscat has 2 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).
Forms of muscat
- muscats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muscat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.
- 2
The muscatel wine made from these grapes.
- 3
The vine bearing this fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muscat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | moscatel |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does muscat come from?
Borrowed from French muscat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).