mohoso

[moˈoso]

/[moˈoso]/ adj

The verdict

“mohoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,541 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,541
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lleno de moho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mohoso · mohoso · Spanish

mohoso · rank #96,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,541
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mofan

Nearest frequency peer: mofan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mohoso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mohoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mohoso
PropertyValue
Headwordmohoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moˈoso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mohoso” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mohosocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mofan” (#96,540), “moneta” (#96,543), “monitoreos” (#96,544). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mohoso” va en #96,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mohoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,541 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moˈoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lleno de moho.".

No misspelling variants are generated for mohoso in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 mohoso, spelled M-O-H-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lleno de moho.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mohoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el jamón estaba mohoso; las aceitunas duras; los pestiños ásperos como lija.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mohoso"?
"mohoso" is spelled M-O-H-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈoso].
What does "mohoso" mean?
As an adjective, "mohoso" means: Lleno de moho.
How do you pronounce "mohoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mohoso" is [moˈoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mohoso" come from?
"mohoso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mohoso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list