mostaza
[mosˈt̪asa]
The verdict
“mostaza” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,391 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,391
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
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Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mostaza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mosˈt̪asa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mostaza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mostaza is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mosˈt̪asa]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,391 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mostaza, with forms such as "mmostaza", "mosatza", and "mosstaza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "mostraba", "mostrará", "mostrada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mostaza, spelled M-O-S-T-A-Z-A.
Definition
- 1(Sinapis spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de plantas herbáceas anuales de la familia de las crucíferas, nativas del Viejo Mundo, cuyas semillas y otras partes se aprovechan en gastronomía como condimento, y sus hojas y tallos como forraje.
- 2Semilla de esta planta, usada como condimento.
- 3Salsa elaborada con una emulsión de estas semillas en una base de vinagre, mosto o aceite.
- 4Por analogía con el tamaño de la mostaza₂, perdigón de pequeño tamaño.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmostaza,mosatza,mosstaza,mostaaz,mostazza,mosttaza,mostzaa,motsaza,msotaza,omstaza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mostaza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “mostaza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-S-T-A-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mosˈt̪asa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mostraba” - see the side-by-side comparison. mostaza vs mostraba
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.