houngan
/ˈ(h)uŋ.ɡən/noun
houngan is spelled H-O-U-N-G-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, houngan means “A (male) voodoo priest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of houngan is houngans.
How many letters and syllables are in houngan?
| Letters | 7: H-O-U-N-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 houngan?
Houngan appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 houngan?
- /ˈ(h)uŋ.ɡən/
- /-ɡæn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of houngan
- houngans plural
- oungan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does houngan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A (male) voodoo priest.
By then, estimates of the number of oungans killed in 1986-87 had reached as high as 400.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does houngan come from?
From Haitian Creole oungan, apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).