mongoloid

/ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/

//ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd// noun

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"mongoloid" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mongoloid” is uncommon English (frequency #64,551 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,551
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and s...

Corpus desk

Index EN-mongoloid · mongoloid · English

mongoloid · rank #64,551 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,551
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monoamine

Nearest frequency peer: monoamine (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “mongoloid”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mongoloid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mongoloid
PropertyValue
Headwordmongoloid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,551
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mongoloid” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mongoloidfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “monoamine” (#64,552), “Molokai” (#64,549), “modulo” (#64,548). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mongoloid” is #64,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mongoloid is uncommon English at frequency #64,551 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mongoloid, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mongol + -oid. The correct English form is mongoloid, spelled M-O-N-G-O-L-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world.
  2. 2
    A person with Down syndrome.
  3. 3
    An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse, due to association with Down syndrome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mongoloid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Both American Indians and Mongoloids have shovel-shaped incisor teeth and, at birth, display the Mongoloid spot — a blue spot above the rump, which fades within a short time; many also have the Mongoloid, or epicanthic, fold of the inner part of the upper eyelid.
  2. On the average, he found caucasoids to have the longest heads and mongoloids the roundest; mongoloids the straightest hair and negroids the most tightly curled; caucasoids the narrowest noses and negroids the broadest.

Etymology

From Mongol + -oid.

This word in other languages

asiatique(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mongoloid"?
"mongoloid" is spelled M-O-N-G-O-L-O-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/.
What does "mongoloid" mean?
As a noun, "mongoloid" means: A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and s...
How do you pronounce "mongoloid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mongoloid" is /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mongoloid"?
From Mongol + -oid. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mongoloid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

monoamine#64,552midazolam#64,537mescaline#64,535nonpublic#64,572

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list