moonbow
/ˈmuːnbəʊ/noun
moonbow is spelled M-O-O-N-B-O-W: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moonbow means “A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moonbow is moonbows.
How many letters and syllables are in moonbow?
| Letters | 7: M-O-O-N-B-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 moonbow?
Moonbow appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 moonbow?
- /ˈmuːnbəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moonbow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moonbow
- moonbows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moonbow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moonbow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Meteorological phenomenon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arc-en-ciel lunaire |
| German | Mondregenbogen |
| Spanish | arco lunar, arcoíris lunar |
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 moonbow come from?
From moon + bow, by analogy with rainbow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).