Mozarella or mozzarella?
Did you mean mozzarella? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
mozarella
Correct
mozzarella
Correct spelling: mozzarella. Misspelling: mozarella.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double Z and double L: moz-za-REL-la.
Why people write “mozarella”
The misspelling “mozarella” is only one letter off: it uses a single Z where mozzarella has a double ZZ.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make mozzarella automatic.
Other misspellings of “mozzarella”
People also write “mozzarela”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“mozzarela”
Correct spelling: mozzarella. Misspelling: mozzarela.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “mozzarela” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where mozzarella has a double LL.
What does “mozzarella” mean?
mozzarella noun
- mild white Italian cheese
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Mozzarella” in a sentence
- Top the pizza with fresh mozzarella.
Is “mozzarella” a playable word?
30 points in Scrabble · 33 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“mozarella” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from MOZZARELLA.