mopane
/məˈpɑːni/noun
mopane is spelled M-O-P-A-N-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mopane means “A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mopane is mopanes.
How many letters and syllables are in mopane?
| Letters | 6: M-O-P-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mopane?
Mopane appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 mopane?
- UK /məˈpɑːni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mopane?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mopane from its last stressed vowel (/ɑni/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mopane
- mopanes plural
- mopani
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mopane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
- 2
The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mopane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | mutiati, chanate, mopane |
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 mopane come from?
From Tswana mophane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).