muga

[ˈmuɣ̞a]

/[ˈmuɣ̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“muga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,080 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,080
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mojón, término o límite.

Corpus desk

Index ES-muga · muga · Spanish

muga · rank #85,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,080
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH muletilla

Nearest frequency peer: muletilla (+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 “muga”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “muga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for muga
PropertyValue
Headwordmuga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmuɣ̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “muga” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mugacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “muletilla” (#85,081), “multiplicados” (#85,082), “mountains” (#85,077). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “muga” va en #85,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

muga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,080 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmuɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mojón, término o límite.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for muga, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is muga, spelled M-U-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mojón, término o límite.

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 "muga"?
"muga" is spelled M-U-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuɣ̞a].
What does "muga" mean?
As a noun, "muga" means: Mojón, término o límite.
How do you pronounce "muga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muga" is [ˈmuɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muga" come from?
"muga" 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 "muga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list