coin
/ˈkoɪ̯n/noun, verb
coin is spelled C-O-I-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coin means “A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coin is coins.
How many letters and syllables are in coin?
| Letters | 4: C-O-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coin?
Coin appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coin?
- /ˈkoɪ̯n/
- /ˈkɔɪ̯n/
- /ˈkwaɪn/
Coin has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-coin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as coin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: icon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coin
- coins plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- coining participle, present
- coined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- 2
A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
- 3
That which serves for payment or recompense.
- 4
Something in broad circulation or use.
- 5
UKUSslangMoney in general, not limited to coins.
She spent some serious coin on that car!
- 6
One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
- 7
A corner or external angle.
- 8
A small circular slice of food.
verb
- 1
To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
to coin silver dollars
- 2
To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
- 3
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
noun
- 1
USAbbreviation of counterinsurgency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pièce de monnaie, jeton , frapper une monnaie , inventer, forger |
| German | Münze, Geldstück , prägen , Chip, Jeton |
| Portuguese | moeda, prata , cunhar , ficha |
| Spanish | moneda, numerario, moneda contante y sonante, moneda metálica, moneda sonante , acuñar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coin come from?
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (whence modern English mint), which was derived from Latin monēta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).