Moses
Mos·es/ˈmoʊzəs/interjection
Moses is spelled M-O-S-E-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Mos·es). It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, Moses means “An exclamation of shock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Moses?
| Letters | 5: M-O-S-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Mos·es |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th 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 Moses?
Moses appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 Moses?
- UK /ˈməʊzɪz/
- UK /-zɪs/
- US /ˈmoʊzəs/
Moses has 2 syllables, split Mos·es in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Moses.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Moses mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
An exclamation of shock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Moses come from?
From Latin Mōsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian ms-s (msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian N35A (mw, “water”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).