mou
particle
mou is spelled M-O-U: 3 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a particle, mou means “Sentence-final particle, forming a tag question” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mou?
| Letters | 3: M-O-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 mou?
Mou appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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).
What does mou mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
particle
- 1
colloquialSentence-final particle, forming a tag question.
Kopitiam mou?
noun
- 1
Initialism of memorandum of understanding.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of MoU.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mou come from?
From Cantonese 冇 (mou5), also influenced by Malay mau variant of mahu (“to want”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).