muesli

/ˈmwɛʒli/

//ˈmwɛʒli// noun

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The verdict

“muesli” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cereal matinal popular à base de flocos de aveia crus, fruta e frutos secos

Key facts for muesli
PropertyValue
Headwordmuesli
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmwɛʒli/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muesli” sits in Portuguese frequency

muesli falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for muesli is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmwɛʒli/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "cereal matinal popular à base de flocos de aveia crus, fruta e frutos secos".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for muesli, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is muesli, spelled M-U-E-S-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    cereal matinal popular à base de flocos de aveia crus, fruta e frutos secos

This word in other languages

muesli(English)muesli(Español)Müsli(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "muesli"?
"muesli" is spelled M-U-E-S-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmwɛʒli/.
What does "muesli" mean?
As a noun, "muesli" means: cereal matinal popular à base de flocos de aveia crus, fruta e frutos secos
How do you pronounce "muesli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muesli" is /ˈmwɛʒli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muesli" come from?
"muesli" 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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Using “muesli”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-U-E-S-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈmwɛʒli/ (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.

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

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