momo
/ˈməʊməʊ/noun
momo is spelled M-O-M-O: 4 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Momo, the name). As a noun, momo means “A type of dumpling, typical of the cuisines of Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet and also regionally popular elsewhere in Asia, made with a simple flour and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of momo is momos.
How many letters and syllables are in momo?
| Letters | 4: M-O-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is momo?
Momo appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Momo, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce momo?
- /ˈməʊməʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-momo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with momo
Also written: mo-mo (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of momo
- momos plural
- mo-mo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does momo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of dumpling, typical of the cuisines of Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet and also regionally popular elsewhere in Asia, made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese.
- 2
IndiaoffensiveslangA person from Northeast India.
- 3
USderogatoryslangA moron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Momo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of dumpling:
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 momo come from?
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).