# Mustafa

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,747

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.

## Etymology
From Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā, “the chosen one”).

## Easily confused with
- **mustard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mustafa-vs-mustard)
- **mustang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mustafa-vs-mustang)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmustafa`, `msutafa`, `musatfa`, `musstafa`, `mustaaf`, `mustaffa`, `mustfaa`, `musttafa`, `mutsafa`, `umstafa`

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