yamen
/ˈjɑːmən/noun
yamen is spelled Y-A-M-E-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yamen means “A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yamen is yamens.
How many letters and syllables are in yamen?
| Letters | 5: Y-A-M-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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; 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 yamen?
Yamen appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 yamen?
- /ˈjɑːmən/
- /jɑːˈmɛn/
- /jɑːˈmʌn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with yamen?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yamen.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: meany.
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 yamen
- yamens plural
- yamun
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yamen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yamen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | yamen |
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 yamen come from?
From Mandarin 衙門／衙门 (yámen).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).