Mozambique
[mosãmˈbike]
The verdict
“Mozambique” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,907 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #18,907
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País de África del sur. Limita con el océano Índico, Sudáfrica, Suazilandia, Zimbabue, Zambia, Malaui y Tanzania.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mozambique |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [mosãmˈbike] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mozambique” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Mozambique is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mosãmˈbike]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,907 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "País de África del sur. Limita con el océano Índico, Sudáfrica, Suazilandia, Zimbabue, Zambia, Malaui y Tanzania.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mozambique, with forms such as "mmozambique", "moazmbique", and "mozabmique". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Mozambique, spelled M-O-Z-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1País de África del sur. Limita con el océano Índico, Sudáfrica, Suazilandia, Zimbabue, Zambia, Malaui y Tanzania.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmozambique,moazmbique,mozabmique,mozambbique,mozambiqeu,mozambiqque,mozambiuqe,mozambqiue,mozamibque,mozammbique,mozamvique,mozmabique,mozzambique,mzoambique,omzambique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mozambique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Mozambique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-Z-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mosãmˈbike] (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
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.