mofeta
[moˈfet̪a]
The verdict
“mofeta” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mamífero carnívoro de unos 50 cm de largo y pelaje bicolor (negro con rayas blancas) cuyo rasgo característico es el fuerte y fétido olor que segregan sus glándulas anales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mofeta · mofeta · Spanish
mofeta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mofeta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈfet̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mofeta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mofeta is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈfet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mofeta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mofeta, spelled M-O-F-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Mamífero carnívoro de unos 50 cm de largo y pelaje bicolor (negro con rayas blancas) cuyo rasgo característico es el fuerte y fétido olor que segregan sus glándulas anales.
- 2Cierta brocha de maquillaje que imita el pelaje del animal debido al color blanco de las puntas de las cerdas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.