mogul
/ˈmoʊɡəl/noun, verb
mogul is spelled M-O-G-U-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mogul means “A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mogul is moguls.
How many letters and syllables are in mogul?
| Letters | 5: M-O-G-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 mogul?
Mogul appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 mogul?
- UK /ˈməʊɡəl/
- US /ˈmoʊɡəl/
- /məˈɡʌl/
Mogul has 2 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)-Vealhurl-mogul.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mogul
- moguls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- moguling US, participle, present
- mogulling UK, participle, present
- moguled US, participle, past
- mogulled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mogul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
a Silicon Valley tech mogul
- 2
A hump or bump on a skiing piste.
- 3
A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs.
- 4
A machine that forms shaped candies from syrups or gels.
verb
- 1
To ski over a course of humps or bumps.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Moghul.
- 2
A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mogul in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | magnat , bosse |
| German | Mogul , Buckel, Mugel |
| Portuguese | magnata |
| Spanish | potentado, magnate, mogol |
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 mogul come from?
Figurative use of Moghul, which originally meant Mongol, or person of Mongolian descent. In this context, it refers to the Mughal Empire (Mughal being Persian or Arabic for "Mongol") of the Indian subcontinent that existed between 1526 and 1857: the early Mughal emperors claimed a heritage dating back to the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the Mughal emperors, which, for example, produced the Taj Mahal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).