hagwon
/ˈhæɡwɒn/noun
hagwon is spelled H-A-G-W-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hagwon means “A profit-making private school, common in South Korea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hagwon is hagwons.
How many letters and syllables are in hagwon?
| Letters | 6: H-A-G-W-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hagwon?
Hagwon appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 hagwon?
- /ˈhæɡwɒn/
- /ˈhɑɡwɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hagwon
- hagwons plural
- hakwon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hagwon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hagwon come from?
Borrowed from Korean 학원(學院) (hagwon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).