maknae
/ˈmɑkneɪ/noun
maknae is spelled M-A-K-N-A-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maknae means “The youngest member of an idol group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maknae is maknaes.
How many letters and syllables are in maknae?
| Letters | 6: M-A-K-N-A-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 maknae?
Maknae appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 maknae?
- UK /ˈmækneɪ/
- UK /ˈmʌŋneɪ/
- US /ˈmɑkneɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-maknae.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maknae
- maknaes plural
- mangnae
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maknae mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The youngest member of an idol group.
Ningning is the maknae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maknae come from?
Borrowed from Korean 막내 (mangnae, “youngest person in a group”), transferred from its original meaning of "lastborn child".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).