macassar
/məˈkæs.ɚ/noun
macassar is spelled M-A-C-A-S-S-A-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macassar means “A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in macassar?
| Letters | 8: M-A-C-A-S-S-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 macassar?
Macassar appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 macassar?
- UK /məˈkæs.ə/
- US /məˈkæs.ɚ/
Macassar has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-macassar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with macassar?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as macassar from its last stressed vowel (/æsəɹ/):
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).
What does macassar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does macassar come from?
Alteration of Makassar (“a port city in Indonesia”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).