mostacho
[mosˈt̪at͡ʃo]
The verdict
“mostacho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,308 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,308
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pilosidad que crece sobre el labio superior.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mostacho · mostacho · Spanish
mostacho · rank #80,308 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,308
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH motochorros
Nearest frequency peer: motochorros (+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 “mostacho”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- modelados
modelados
19,701 corpus weight
- monoteísmo
monoteísmo
19,697 corpus weight
- mostacho
mostacho
19,693 corpus weight
- motochorros
motochorros
19,692 corpus weight
- mua
mua
19,690 corpus weight
- muto
muto
19,686 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mostacho” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mostacho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mosˈt̪at͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mostacho” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mostacho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,308 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mosˈt̪at͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mostacho in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mostacho, spelled M-O-S-T-A-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Pilosidad que crece sobre el labio superior.
- 2Por analogía, restos de comida o bebida que quedan sobre el rostro.
- 3Cabo que asegura el bauprés de una embarcación a las bandas de la misma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mostacho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una sonrisa casi imperceptible y desdeñosa levantaba el negro y lustroso mostacho del desconocido.
Andrade le fue dando la bienvenida, poniéndole un brazo de pulpo al hombro, un mostacho de espuma en la ñata.
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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