Moldovan
/mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/noun, adjective
Moldovan is spelled M-O-L-D-O-V-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Moldovan means “An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Moldovan is Moldovans.
How many letters and syllables are in Moldovan?
| Letters | 8: M-O-L-D-O-V-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Moldovan?
Moldovan appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 Moldovan?
- UK /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/
- US /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/
Moldovan has 3 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-Moldovan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Moldovan?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Moldovan from its last stressed vowel (/oʊvən/):
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 Moldovan
- Moldovans plural
- Moldovian
- Moldavan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Moldovan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the country of Moldova.
- 2
Relating to the Moldovan language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moldovan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Moldave , moldave |
| German | Moldauer, Moldauerin, Moldawier, Moldawierin , moldauisch |
| Portuguese | moldávio, moldávia, moldavo, moldovo |
| Spanish | moldavo, moldava, moldovo |
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 Moldovan come from?
From Moldova + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).