maigre
/ˈmeɪ.ɡɚ/adjective, noun
maigre is spelled M-A-I-G-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, maigre means “Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maigre?
| Letters | 6: M-A-I-G-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 maigre?
Maigre appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 maigre?
- UK /ˈmeɪ.ɡə/
- US /ˈmeɪ.ɡɚ/
Maigre has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with maigre?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as maigre from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɡəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mirage, imager.
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).
Forms of maigre
- maigres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maigre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
- 2
Belonging to a fast day or fast.
noun
- 1
A kind of fish; the meagre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maigre come from?
Borrowed from French maigre. Doublet of meager.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).