mirin
noun
mirin is spelled M-I-R-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mirin means “A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mirin is mirins.
How many letters and syllables are in mirin?
| Letters | 5: M-I-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 mirin?
Mirin appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 mirin
- mirins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mirin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mirin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | mirin |
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 mirin come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 味醂 (mirin).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).