tomin
noun
tomin is spelled T-O-M-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tomin means “A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tomin is tomins or tomines.
How many letters and syllables are in tomin?
| Letters | 5: T-O-M-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tomin?
Tomin appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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).
Forms of tomin
- tomins plural
- tomines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tomin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 0.6 g.
- 2
A former gold Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a tomin in weight.
- 3
A former silver colonial Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a gold tomin in value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tomin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tomin: t.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tomin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unit of mass:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tomín |
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 tomin come from?
From Spanish tomín, from Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).