mosh
/mɑʃ/verb, noun
mosh is spelled M-O-S-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mosh means “To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mosh?
| Letters | 4: M-O-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mosh?
Mosh appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 mosh?
- UK /mɒʃ/
- US /mɑʃ/
Mosh has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mosh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mosh?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mosh from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʃ/):
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 mosh
- moshes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- moshing participle, present
- moshed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mosh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild or aggressive movements.
- 2
rareTo intentionally jump into and collide with (another dancer) at a concert.
noun
- 1
The moshing style of dancing.
We had a great mosh at the gig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mosh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 mosh come from?
Possibly an alteration or deformation of mash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).