Mogadiscio
[moɣ̞aˈð̞isjo]
The verdict
“Mogadiscio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,689 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,689
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capital de Somalia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mogadiscio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [moɣ̞aˈð̞isjo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mogadiscio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mogadiscio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,689 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [moɣ̞aˈð̞isjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capital de Somalia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mogadiscio, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Mogadiscio, spelled M-O-G-A-D-I-S-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Capital de Somalia.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Mogadiscio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-G-A-D-I-S-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moɣ̞aˈð̞isjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.