m
/ɛm/letter, number, adjective, noun, verb
m is spelled M: one letter and one syllable. It appears 245 times per million words in written English, the 402nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a letter, m means “The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in m?
| Letters | 1: M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 245 times per million words; the 402nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is m?
M appears 245 times per million words in written English, the 402nd 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 m?
- /ɛm/
- /m/
M has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-m.ogg, En-uk-m.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-'m.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of m
- ms plural
- m's plural
- ’m
- ms. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does m mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
letter
- 1
The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
letter
- 1
The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
Initialism of mother.
- 2
Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- 3
Abbreviation of Monday.
- 4
Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- 5
Initialism of million.
- 6
Initialism of media.
- 7
Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- 8
AustraliaA film with the content rating M.
- 9
Monsieur.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of male.
- 2
Initialism of medium (of the manufactured size).
- 3
Initialism of mature.
The ESRB rated the video game M for Mature as it contained excessive blood and gore.
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of masculine.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of meter.
- 2
Abbreviation of mile.
- 3
Abbreviation of month.
- 4
Abbreviation of minute.
- 5
Abbreviation of million.
- 6
Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
- 7
Abbreviation of measure.
- 8
obsoletethousand
Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... –The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars
verb
- 1
Abbreviation of make.
- 2
Abbreviation of am.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
M in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abbreviation of model:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | M |
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.