hoisin
/ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/noun
hoisin is spelled H-O-I-S-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoisin means “A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hoisin?
| Letters | 6: H-O-I-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 hoisin?
Hoisin appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 hoisin?
- /ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/
- /ˈhɔɪ.zən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoisin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hoisin come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 海鮮 /海鲜 (hoi² sin¹), literally "seafood", though the sauce contains no seafood ingredients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).