Moçambique
/mo.sɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/
The verdict
“Moçambique” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,496 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,496
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - país no sudeste da África, em que o português é língua oficial; nome oficial: República de Moçambique
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Moçambique |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mo.sɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,496 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Moçambique” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for Moçambique is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mo.sɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,496 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "país no sudeste da África, em que o português é língua oficial; nome oficial: República de Moçambique".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Moçambique, with forms such as "mmoçambique", "moaçmbique", and "moçabmique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Moçambique, spelled M-O-Ç-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1país no sudeste da África, em que o português é língua oficial; nome oficial: República de Moçambique
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmoçambique,moaçmbique,moçabmique,moçambbique,moçambiqeu,moçambiqque,moçambiuqe,moçambqiue,moçamibque,moçammbique,moçmabique,mçoambique,omçambique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Moçambique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Moçambique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-Ç-A-M-B-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mo.sɐ̃.ˈbi.ki/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.