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mojo

/ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/noun, verb

mojo is spelled M-O-J-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mojo means “A magic spell or hex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mojo is mojos or mojoes.

How many letters and syllables are in mojo?

Letters4: M-O-J-O
Syllables2 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with
Same letters

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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is mojo?

Mojo appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 mojo?

  • US /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/
  • UK /ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ/

Mojo 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: En-au-mojo.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-mojo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Words people confuse with mojo

Also written: jomo.

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

What rhymes with mojo?

3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mojo from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdʒoʊ/):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: jomo.

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of mojo

  • mojos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • mojoes plural
  • mojoing participle, present
  • mojoed participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does mojo mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A magic spell or hex.

  2. 2

    An object (such as a charm or amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.

  3. 3

    Spellcraft, hoodoo.

  4. 4

    informalSupernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power.

  5. 5

    slangPersonal magnetism; charm; that which makes one successful and liked, viewed as an inherent power that can be present or absent.

  6. 6

    slangSex appeal; sex drive.

    Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.

  7. 7

    slangAn illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics.

  8. 8

    slangA telecopier; a fax machine.

  9. 9

    Any of various sauces originating in the Canary Islands and made with olive oil, peppers, garlic, paprika, and other spices.

  10. 10

    Alternative form of moio (“Portuguese dry measure”).

verb

  1. 1

    informalTo cast a magic spell on or jinx (someone).

  2. 2

    informalTo annoy or bother (someone).

noun

as Mojo
  1. 1

    Alternative form of Moxo.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Mojo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanMagie, Zauber (magic charm or spell), Charme (personal magnetism; charm)
Portuguesemágica, magia (magic charm or spell)
Spanishmagia, encanto (magic charm or spell), chispa, impulso, confianza (supernatural skill or luck)

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 mojo come from?

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”). The origin of the drug sense is uncertain, possibly related to Spanish mojar (“to toast (celebrate with a drink)”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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