mohn
/mʊn/noun
mohn is spelled M-O-H-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mohn means “A sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in Central or Eastern European baked goods such as hamantaschen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mohn?
| Letters | 4: M-O-H-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 mohn?
Mohn appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 mohn?
- /mʊn/
Mohn has one syllable (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).
What does mohn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in Central or Eastern European baked goods such as hamantaschen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mohn come from?
Borrowed from German Mohn or Yiddish מאָן (mon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).