Mosuo
Mo·suo/məʊˈswəʊ/noun
Mosuo is spelled M-O-S-U-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Mo·suo). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Mosuo means “A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Mosuo?
| Letters | 5: M-O-S-U-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Mo·suo |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 Mosuo?
Mosuo appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 Mosuo?
- /məʊˈswəʊ/
Mosuo has 2 syllables, split Mo·suo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Mosuo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Mosuo come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).