mosquete

[mosˈket̪e]

/[mosˈket̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“mosquete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,875 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,875
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arma de fuego antigua, mucho más larga y de mayor calibre que el fusil, la cual se disparaba apoyándola sobre una horquilla.

Key facts for mosquete
PropertyValue
Headwordmosquete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mosˈket̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mosquete” 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). mosquete 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

mosquete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,875 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mosˈket̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arma de fuego antigua, mucho más larga y de mayor calibre que el fusil, la cual se disparaba apoyándola sobre una horquilla.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mosquete in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mosquete, spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma de fuego antigua, mucho más larga y de mayor calibre que el fusil, la cual se disparaba apoyándola sobre una horquilla.

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 "mosquete"?
"mosquete" is spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mosˈket̪e].
What does "mosquete" mean?
As a noun, "mosquete" means: Arma de fuego antigua, mucho más larga y de mayor calibre que el fusil, la cual se disparaba apoyándola sobre una horquilla.
How do you pronounce "mosquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mosquete" is [mosˈket̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mosquete" come from?
"mosquete" 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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Using “mosquete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mosˈket̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list