moue
/muː/noun
moue is spelled M-O-U-E: 4 letters and one syllable. 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, moue means “A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moue is moues.
How many letters and syllables are in moue?
| Letters | 4: M-O-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 moue?
Moue 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 moue?
- US /muː/
Moue 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-moue.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with moue
Sounds like: moo (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with moue?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as moue from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
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 moue
- moues plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moue in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pout – see also pout:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | moue |
| German | Schmollmund |
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 moue come from?
Borrowed from French moue, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”). Doublet of mow ("grimace").
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).