toman
/ˈtʊmən/
"toman" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“toman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtʊmən/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toman” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
toman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtʊmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for toman in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen). The correct English form is toman, spelled T-O-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
- 2A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
- 3An Iranian coin or value of 10 rials.
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تومان (tōman), from Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
Synonyms
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.
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Using “toman”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-O-M-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtʊmən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.