mucosa

[muˈkosa]

/[muˈkosa]/ noun

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The verdict

“mucosa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,310
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mucosa · mucosa · Spanish

mucosa · rank #29,310 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,310
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH moss

Nearest frequency peer: moss (-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 “mucosa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mucosa” 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).

mucosa vs musa
67% similar
mucosa vs muros
67% similar
mucosa vs mudos
67% similar

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

Key facts for mucosa
PropertyValue
Headwordmucosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈkosa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,310
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mucosa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mucosacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “moss” (#29,309), “Moses” (#29,308), “navegadores” (#29,312). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mucosa” va en #29,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mucosa (IPA [muˈkosa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,310 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mucosa, with forms such as "mcuosa", "mmucosa", and "muccosa". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "musa", "muros", "mudos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mucosa, spelled M-U-C-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcuosa
  • mmucosa
  • muccosa
  • mucoas
  • mucossa
  • mucsoa
  • muocsa
  • umcosa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mucosa - 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.

mcuosa2mmucosa1muccosa1mucoas2mucossa1mucsoa2muocsa2umcosa2
Edit distance from "mucosa"

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 "mucosa"?
"mucosa" is spelled M-U-C-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈkosa].
What does "mucosa" mean?
As a noun, "mucosa" means: Membrana que produce una substancia densa y pegajosa que protege diversos órganos y partes del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "mucosa"?
"mucosa" is commonly confused with "musa", "muros", "mudos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mucosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mucosa" is [muˈkosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mucosa" come from?
"mucosa" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nocivo#29,315nombro#29,316poesia#29,342Keller#29,274

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Moses8 variantsobtén8 variantsRamona8 variantsrejilla8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list