mojito

\mo.ʁi.to\

/\mo.ʁi.to\/ noun

The verdict

“mojito” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,018
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cocktail à base de rhum, de citron vert, de feuilles de menthe fraîche, de sucre brun et d’eau gazeuse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mojito vs mojo
67% similar
mojito vs Moritz
50% similar
mojito vs monitor
71% similar

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

Key facts for mojito
PropertyValue
Headwordmojito
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.ʁi.to\
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,018
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mojito” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mojito lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mojito (IPA \mo.ʁi.to\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,018 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cocktail à base de rhum, de citron vert, de feuilles de menthe fraîche, de sucre brun et d’eau gazeuse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mojito, with forms such as "mjoito", "mmojito", and "moijto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "mojo", "Moritz", "monitor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is mojito, spelled M-O-J-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cocktail à base de rhum, de citron vert, de feuilles de menthe fraîche, de sucre brun et d’eau gazeuse.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mjoito
  • mmojito
  • moijto
  • mojiot
  • mojitto
  • mojjito
  • mojtio
  • omjito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mjoito2mmojito1moijto2mojiot2mojitto1mojjito1mojtio2omjito2
Edit distance from "mojito"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mojito"?
"mojito" is spelled M-O-J-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.ʁi.to\.
What does "mojito" mean?
As a noun, "mojito" means: Cocktail à base de rhum, de citron vert, de feuilles de menthe fraîche, de sucre brun et d’eau gazeuse.
What words are commonly confused with "mojito"?
"mojito" is commonly confused with "mojo", "Moritz", "monitor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mojito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mojito" is \mo.ʁi.to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mojito" come from?
"mojito" is a French 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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Using “mojito”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-J-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mo.ʁi.to\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “mojo” - see the side-by-side comparison. mojito vs mojo
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list