mangosteen
/ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/noun
mangosteen is spelled M-A-N-G-O-S-T-E-E-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mangosteen means “A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mangosteen is mangosteens.
How many letters and syllables are in mangosteen?
| Letters | 10: M-A-N-G-O-S-T-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 mangosteen?
Mangosteen appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 mangosteen?
- US /ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/
- UK /ˈmæŋ.ɡə.stiːn/
Mangosteen has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AlexLesniewski-mangosteen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mangosteen
- mangosteens plural
- mangostan
- mangousteen rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mangosteen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
- 2
A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
- 3
The tree on which the fruit grows.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mangosteen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mangoustan, mangouste, brindone |
| German | Mangostane |
| Portuguese | mangostão, mangostim |
| Spanish | mangostán, mangostino |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mangosteen come from?
Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan ~ manggista ~ manggistan fusing manggis hutan “jungle manggis” applied to Garcinia hombroniana or G. malaccensis; manggis is a generic word applied to other related garcinias like above and Garcinia penangiana (manggis burung). Not related to mango, though this may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).