# moe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊ.eɪ/ · frequency rank #15,003

## Definitions
1. Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

## Etymology
From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-ms)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mx)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mom)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mud)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mph)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mtv)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mon)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mug)
- **MP3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mp3)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moe