mosquete

/mosˈkete̝/

//mosˈkete̝// noun

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The verdict

“mosquete” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,066 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,066
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - arma semelhante a uma espingarda porém muito mais pesada, com o cano de até 1,5 metros sobre uma culatra integrada com guarda-mão de madeira geralmente munido de baioneta

Key facts for mosquete
PropertyValue
Headwordmosquete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mosˈkete̝/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mosquete” sits in Portuguese 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). mosquete lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mosquete is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,066 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mosˈkete̝/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arma semelhante a uma espingarda porém muito mais pesada, com o cano de até 1,5 metros sobre uma culatra integrada com guarda-mão de madeira geralmente munido de baioneta".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mosquete, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Portuguese form is mosquete, spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    arma semelhante a uma espingarda porém muito mais pesada, com o cano de até 1,5 metros sobre uma culatra integrada com guarda-mão de madeira geralmente munido de baioneta

This word in other languages

musket(English)mosquete(Español)mousquet(Français)Muskete(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mosquete"?
"mosquete" is spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mosˈkete̝/.
What does "mosquete" mean?
As a noun, "mosquete" means: arma semelhante a uma espingarda porém muito mais pesada, com o cano de até 1,5 metros sobre uma culatra integrada com guarda-mão de madeira geralmente munido de baioneta
How do you pronounce "mosquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mosquete" is /mosˈkete̝/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mosquete" come from?
"mosquete" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mosquete”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mosˈkete̝/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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