new moon
"new-moon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“new moon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
Corpus desk
Index EN-new-moon · new moon · English
new moon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | new moon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “new moon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
new moon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for new moon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon. The correct English form is new moon, spelled N-E-W- -M-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
- 2The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
- 3The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
- 4The moon when it is waxing.
- 5The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.
Etymology
From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.