ramen
/ˈɹɑmən/noun, interjection
ramen is spelled R-A-M-E-N: 5 letters. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ramen means “Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ramen is ramens.
How many letters and syllables are in ramen?
| Letters | 5: R-A-M-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ramen?
Ramen appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 ramen?
- UK /ˈɹɑːmən/
- US /ˈɹɑmən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-ramen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ramen?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ramen from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reman, namer.
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 ramen
- ramens plural
- lamen
- rāmen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ramen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).
- 2
A type of instant noodles.
interjection
- 1
amen
… For thine are Meatballs, and the beer, and the strippers, for ever and ever. RAmen.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of ramen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ramen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style):
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 ramen come from?
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramyeon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).