koken
noun
koken is spelled K-O-K-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, koken means “A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of koken is kokens.
How many letters and syllables are in koken?
| Letters | 5: K-O-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is koken?
Koken appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 koken?
Koken has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of koken
- kokens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does koken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set, unremarked by the actors
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does koken come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).