Muscat
[musˈkat̪]
The verdict
“Muscat” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,577 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,577
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Omán.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Muscat |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [musˈkat̪] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #76,577 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Muscat” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Muscat is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,577 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [musˈkat̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de Omán.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Muscat in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Muscat, spelled M-U-S-C-A-T.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Omán.
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 “Muscat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-S-C-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [musˈkat̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.