mofan

[ˈmofãn]

/[ˈmofãn]/ verb

The verdict

“mofan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,540 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,540
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mofar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mofan · mofan · Spanish

mofan · rank #96,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,540
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mohoso

Nearest frequency peer: mohoso (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mofan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mofan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mofan
PropertyValue
Headwordmofan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmofãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mofan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mofancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mohoso” (#96,541), “Mirian” (#96,537), “moneta” (#96,543). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mofan” va en #96,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mofan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,540 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmofãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mofar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mofan, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mofan, spelled M-O-F-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mofar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mofan"?
"mofan" is spelled M-O-F-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmofãn].
What does "mofan" mean?
As a verb, "mofan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mofar.
How do you pronounce "mofan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mofan" is [ˈmofãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mofan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mofan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list