# Muscat

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmʌskæt/ · frequency rank #30,891

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Oman.

## Etymology
From Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ).

## Easily confused with
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muscat-vs-must)
- **muscle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muscat-vs-muscle)
- **musket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muscat-vs-musket)
- **musical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muscat-vs-musical)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/musa-vs-muscat)
- **Murat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murat-vs-muscat)
- **mascot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mascot-vs-muscat)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmuscat`, `msucat`, `mucsat`, `musact`, `muscatt`, `musccat`, `muscta`, `musscat`, `umscat`

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