muscatel
noun
muscatel is spelled M-U-S-C-A-T-E-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muscatel means “A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muscatel is muscatels.
How many letters and syllables are in muscatel?
| Letters | 8: M-U-S-C-A-T-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muscatel?
Muscatel appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of muscatel
- muscatels plural
- moscatel
- muscadel
- muscadelle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muscatel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.
- 2
A sweet wine made from these grapes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muscatel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a sweet wine from muscat grapes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Muskateller, Muskatellerwein |
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 muscatel come from?
From Middle English muskadel, from Old Occitan muscadel, originally a diminutive of muscat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).