mong
/ˈmʌŋ/noun
mong is spelled M-O-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mong means “A mingling, mixture, or crowd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mong is mongs.
How many letters and syllables are in mong?
| Letters | 4: M-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 mong?
Mong appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 mong?
- /ˈmʌŋ/
As a noun (“A person with Down's syndrome”): /mɒŋ/.
Mong 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mong_(u).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mong_(o).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mong
- mongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mingling, mixture, or crowd.
- 2
A muddle or confusion.
- 3
AustraliaslangA mongrel dog.
- 4
IrelandUKdatedderogatoryoffensiveslangA person with Down's syndrome.
- 5
IrelandUKderogatoryoffensiveslangA stupid person.
- 6
Alternative form of mueang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mong come from?
From Middle English mong, monge, mang, from Old English ġemong, ġemang (“a mixture, mingling, throng, crowd, company”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mangą (“mix”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to knead, mix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).