moman

\mo.mɑ̃\

/\mo.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“moman” is uncommon French (frequency #81,350 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,350
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans le langage parlé, variante déformée pour maman.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moman · moman · French

moman · rank #81,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,350
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH molosses

Nearest frequency peer: molosses (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « moman »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « moman » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for moman
PropertyValue
Headwordmoman
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.mɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « moman » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).momantombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « molosses » (#81,349), « Montagnac » (#81,351), « molinaro » (#81,348). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « moman » est au #81,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

moman is uncommon French at frequency #81,350 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans le langage parlé, variante déformée pour maman.".

moman has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is moman, spelled M-O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans le langage parlé, variante déformée pour maman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pas d’hésitation, c’est bien la sienne, il y a, fixée au-dessus du lit, une photo qui le représente aux côtés de sa bonne vieille moman.
  2. Elle est pleine de trous, la route Qui nous sépare Des bras d’une moman.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moman"?
"moman" is spelled M-O-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.mɑ̃\.
What does "moman" mean?
As a noun, "moman" means: Dans le langage parlé, variante déformée pour maman.
How do you pronounce "moman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moman" is \mo.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moman" come from?
"moman" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list