masc
/mæsk/adjective, noun
masc is spelled M-A-S-C: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, masc means “Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in masc?
| Letters | 4: M-A-S-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 masc?
Masc appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 masc?
- /mæsk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-masc.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with masc
Sounds like: masque (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with masc?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as masc.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: scam.
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 masc
- more masc comparative
- most masc superlative
- mascs plural
- mascs. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialMasculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).
noun
- 1
A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does masc come from?
Clipping of masculine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).