mosto

/ˈmoʃ.tu/

//ˈmoʃ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“mosto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,895 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,895
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sumo das uvas antes de acabar a fermentação

Corpus desk

Index PT-mosto · mosto · Portuguese

mosto · rank #59,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,895
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mongolia

Nearest frequency peer: Mongolia (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “mosto”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “mosto” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mosto
PropertyValue
Headwordmosto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmoʃ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “mosto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mostocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Mongolia” (#59,893), “murchar” (#59,897), “moléstia” (#59,892). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mosto” fica em #59,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mosto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,895 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmoʃ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mosto, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mosto, spelled M-O-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sumo das uvas antes de acabar a fermentação
  2. 2
    suco, em fermentação, de qualquer fruta que contenha açúcar

This word in other languages

must(English)mosto(Español)moût(Français)Traubenmost(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 "mosto"?
"mosto" is spelled M-O-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmoʃ.tu/.
What does "mosto" mean?
As a noun, "mosto" means: sumo das uvas antes de acabar a fermentação
How do you pronounce "mosto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mosto" is /ˈmoʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mosto" come from?
"mosto" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pando#59,927phase#59,943hates#59,775slate#60,020

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list