toman
/ˈtʊmən/noun
toman is spelled T-O-M-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toman means “A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toman is tomans.
How many letters and syllables are in toman?
| Letters | 5: T-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 toman?
Toman appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 toman?
- /ˈtʊmən/
- /toʊˈmɑːn/
- /ˈtʌmən/
As a noun (“Synonym of hillock”): /ˈtoʊmən/.
Toman has 2 syllables (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-toman.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toman3.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toman4.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toman?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as toman.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: notam.
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 toman
- tomans plural
- tumen
- tomaun
- tomin
- touman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
- 2
A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
- 3
informalAn Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.
- 4
Synonym of hillock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tumen |
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 toman come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).