mikan
/mɪˈkɑːn/noun
mikan is spelled M-I-K-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mikan means “An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mikan is mikans.
How many letters and syllables are in mikan?
| Letters | 5: M-I-K-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mikan?
Mikan appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 mikan?
- UK /mɪˈkɑːn/
- UK /ˈmɪ.kæn/
Mikan has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mikan?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mikan from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mikan
- mikans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mikan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mikan come from?
From Japanese 蜜柑 (ミカン, mikan), short for 温州蜜柑 (うんしゅうミカン, Unshū mikan, literally “honey citrus of Wēnzhōu”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).