mozzarella

\mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\

/\mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\/ noun

The verdict

“mozzarella” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,438
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fromage italien fait à partir de pâte filée de lait de vache ou de bufflonne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mozzarella · mozzarella · French

mozzarella · rank #37,438 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,438
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mourante

Nearest frequency peer: mourante (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mozzarella »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mozzarella » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mozzarella
PropertyValue
Headwordmozzarella
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,438
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mozzarella »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mozzarellase place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mourante » (#37,437), « Mounir » (#37,436), « mun » (#37,440). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mozzarella » est au #37,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mozzarella (IPA \mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,438 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fromage italien fait à partir de pâte filée de lait de vache ou de bufflonne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mozzarella, with forms such as "mmozzarella", "mozarella", and "mozazrella". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mozzarella, spelled M-O-Z-Z-A-R-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fromage italien fait à partir de pâte filée de lait de vache ou de bufflonne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mozzarella appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Huiler un plat à gratin et répartir 250 g de penne cuites, recouvrir de la moitié de la sauce et de la moitié des cubes de mozzarella.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmozzarella
  • mozarella
  • mozazrella
  • mozzaerlla
  • mozzarela
  • mozzarelal
  • mozzarlela
  • mozzarrella
  • mozzraella
  • mzozarella
  • omzzarella

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmozzarella1mozarella1mozazrella2mozzaerlla2mozzarela1mozzarelal2mozzarlela2mozzarrella1
Edit distance from "mozzarella"

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 "mozzarella"?
"mozzarella" is spelled M-O-Z-Z-A-R-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\.
What does "mozzarella" mean?
As a noun, "mozzarella" means: Fromage italien fait à partir de pâte filée de lait de vache ou de bufflonne.
What are common misspellings of "mozzarella"?
Common misspellings include "mmozzarella", "mozarella", "mozazrella", "mozzaerlla", "mozzarela". The correct spelling is "mozzarella".
How do you pronounce "mozzarella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mozzarella" is \mɔd.za.ʁɛ.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mozzarella" come from?
"mozzarella" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list