Moya

[ˈmoʝa]

/[ˈmoʝa]/ name

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The verdict

“Moya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,491
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-moya · Moya · Spanish

Moya · rank #17,491 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,491
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montreal

Nearest frequency peer: Montreal (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Moya”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Moya” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Moya vs my
25% similar
Moya vs muy
25% similar
Moya vs mozo
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Moya
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoya
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmoʝa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,491
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Moya”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Moyacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Montreal” (#17,490), “Montana” (#17,489), “murales” (#17,493). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Moya” va en #17,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Moya (IPA [ˈmoʝa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,491 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moya, with forms such as "mmoya", "moay", and "moyya". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "muy", "mozo", 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Moya, spelled M-O-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.
  2. 2
    Apellido corriente usado para referirse a una persona común y corriente, prototipo del ciudadano común.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cuando los vándalos destruyen la propiedad pública, al final paga Moya.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmoya
  • moay
  • moyya
  • myoa
  • omya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moya - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmoya1moay2moyya1myoa2omya2
Edit distance from "Moya"

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 "Moya"?
"Moya" is spelled M-O-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoʝa].
What does "Moya" mean?
As a proper noun, "Moya" means: Apellido.
What words are commonly confused with "Moya"?
"Moya" is commonly confused with "my", "muy", "mozo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Moya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moya" is [ˈmoʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moya" come from?
"Moya" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mear#17,484lona#17,472Loja#17,471peón#17,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Lina5 variantspopa5 variantsrabo5 variantsdire5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list