morisco

[moˈɾisko]

/[moˈɾisko]/ adj

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The verdict

“morisco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,787 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,787
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un musulmán andalusí converso al cristianismo que vivía en un reino cristiano, o descendiente de éste.

Corpus desk

Index ES-morisco · morisco · Spanish

morisco · rank #64,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,787
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH montaban

Nearest frequency peer: montaban (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “morisco”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “morisco” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for morisco
PropertyValue
Headwordmorisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[moˈɾisko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “morisco” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). morisco lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morisco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,787 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [moˈɾisko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

morisco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is morisco, spelled M-O-R-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un musulmán andalusí converso al cristianismo que vivía en un reino cristiano, o descendiente de éste.
  2. 2
    Propio de o relativo al moro.
  3. 3
    En el sistema de castas colonial americano, con progenitores mulato y español.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Morisco soy, señores, y ojalá que negarlo pudiera, pero no por esto dejo de ser cristiano; que las divinas gracias las da Dios a quien Él es servido, el cual tiene por costumbre, como vosotros mejor sabéis, de hacer salir su sol sobre los buenos y los malos, y llover sobre los justos y los injustos.

Synonyms

moromorunocuarterón de mulato

This word in other languages

Morisco(English)mourisco(Português)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morisco"?
"morisco" is spelled M-O-R-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈɾisko].
What does "morisco" mean?
As an adjective, "morisco" means: Dicho de un musulmán andalusí converso al cristianismo que vivía en un reino cristiano, o descendiente de éste.
How do you pronounce "morisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morisco" is [moˈɾisko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list