mamasan
noun
mamasan is spelled M-A-M-A-S-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mamasan means “A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mamasan is mamasans.
How many letters and syllables are in mamasan?
| Letters | 7: M-A-M-A-S-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 mamasan?
Mamasan appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of mamasan
- mamasans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mamasan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.
- 2
A wide version of a papasan, suitable for seating two.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mamasan come from?
Borrowed from Japanese ママさん, from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).