mair
/mɛə/adjective, adverb, noun
mair is spelled M-A-I-R: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mair means “more” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mair?
| Letters | 4: M-A-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mair?
Mair appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 mair?
- UK /mɛə/
Mair 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).
Words people confuse with mair
Also written: mare.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mair?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mair from its last stressed vowel (/ɛə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amir, rima.
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 mair
- mar
- mare
- mer
- meer
- mere
- major
- mairs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mair mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Scotlandmore
adverb
- 1
Scotlandmore
noun
- 1
ScotlandOne of various former royal officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mair come from?
From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).