martini
/mɑɹˈtini/noun
martini is spelled M-A-R-T-I-N-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, martini means “A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of martini is martinis.
How many letters and syllables are in martini?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-T-I-N-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 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 martini?
Martini appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 martini?
- US /mɑɹˈtini/
- UK /mɑːˈtiːni/
Martini has 3 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-martini.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with martini
Also written: martinus.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with martini?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as martini from its last stressed vowel (/ini/):
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 martini
- martinis plural
- martinus hypercorrect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does martini mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
- 2
proscribedAny cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.
I love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!
noun
- 1
obsoleteA breech mechanism for a rifle.
- 2
A type of rifle using similar features.
- 3
Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth).
- 4
A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Martini in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cocktail:
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 martini come from?
See Martini.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).