mas
noun
mas is spelled M-A-S: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mas means “A country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mas?
| Letters | 3: M-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 mas?
Mas appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 mas?
Mas 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).
What rhymes with mas?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mas.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sam, asm.
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 mas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A country cottage or farmstead in Occitan-speaking territories.
- 2
A type of traveling dramatic performance conducted as part of a parade celebrating Carnival, originating in Trinidad and Tobago and performed throughout the Caribbean.
- 3
plural of ma
noun
- 1
Initialism of macrophage activation syndrome.
- 2
Initialism of multi-agent system.
- 3
Initialism of microarchitecture specification.
- 4
Initialism of master of applied science.
- 5
Initialism of male answer syndrome.
- 6
Initialism of milk-alkali syndrome.
- 7
Initialism of meconium aspiration syndrome.
noun
- 1
Master, used as a title of respect.
- 2
ScotlandobsoleteThe title of someone holding a Master of Arts, especially a Presbyterian minister.
noun
- 1
plural of MA
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mas come from?
From French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin mānsum, from mānsus, perfect participle of maneō (“stay, remain, abide”). Doublet of manse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).