mohair
/ˈmoʊhɛɹ/
"mohair" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mohair” is uncommon English (frequency #58,207 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,207
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mohair |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmoʊhɛɹ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mohair” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mohair is uncommon English at frequency #58,207 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmoʊhɛɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mohair in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado. The correct English form is mohair, spelled M-O-H-A-I-R.
Definition
- 1Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
- 2The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
- 3An Angora goat.
Etymology
Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mohair”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-O-H-A-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.