# Mongol

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ · frequency rank #30,141

## Definitions
1. A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
2. A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
3. A person with Down syndrome.
4. A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
5. A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
6. A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol), from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯ (mongqol). The sense of person with Down syndrome stems from the observation that individuals with this condition frequently exhibit a prominent epicanthic fold, a feature commonly observed among individuals of East Asian ancestry.

## Easily confused with
- **Monroe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mongol-vs-monroe)
- **mongrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mongol-vs-mongrel)
- **Mongolia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mongol-vs-mongolia)
- **mong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mong-vs-mongol)
- **mango** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mongol)
- **Mogul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mogul-vs-mongol)
- **mondo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mondo-vs-mongol)
- **monger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monger-vs-mongol)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmongol`, `mnogol`, `mognol`, `monggol`, `monglo`, `mongoll`, `monngol`, `monogl`, `omngol`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mongol