maestro
ma·es·tro/ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/noun
maestro is spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ma·es·tro). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maestro means “A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maestro is maestros or maestri.
How many letters and syllables are in maestro?
| Letters | 7: M-A-E-S-T-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ma·es·tro |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is maestro?
Maestro appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 maestro?
- US /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/
- US /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/
Maestro has 3 syllables, split ma·es·tro in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-maestro.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maestro
- maestros plural
- maestri plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maestro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- 2
slangA gang elder in prison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maestro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense master in some art:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Maestro, Meister |
| Portuguese | maestro |
| Spanish | experto, profesional |
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 maestro come from?
Borrowed from Italian maestro, from Latin magistrum (“master”). Doublet of magister, master, and meister.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).