mown

/məʊn/

//məʊn// verb

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"mown" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mown” is uncommon English (frequency #73,458 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,458
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - past participle of mow

Corpus desk

Index EN-mown · mown · English

mown · rank #73,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,458
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH motorcar

Nearest frequency peer: motorcar (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “mown”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mown” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mown
PropertyValue
Headwordmown
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/məʊn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,458
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mown” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mownfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “motorcar” (#73,457), “MPV” (#73,459), “Morpeth” (#73,455). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mown” is #73,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mown is uncommon English at frequency #73,458 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /məʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "past participle of mow".

mown has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Morphologically mow + -n. The correct English form is mown, spelled M-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    past participle of mow

Etymology

Morphologically mow + -n.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mown"?
"mown" is spelled M-O-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is /məʊn/.
What does "mown" mean?
As a verb, "mown" means: past participle of mow
How do you pronounce "mown"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mown" is /məʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mown"?
Morphologically mow + -n. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mown", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muti#73,463Odie#73,491Oona#73,497maca#73,397

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list