mascot
/ˈmæsˌkɑːt/noun, verb
mascot is spelled M-A-S-C-O-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mascot means “Something thought to bring good luck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mascot is mascots.
How many letters and syllables are in mascot?
| Letters | 6: M-A-S-C-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 mascot?
Mascot appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 mascot?
- UK /ˈmæsˌkɒt/
- US /ˈmæsˌkɑːt/
Mascot has 2 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-mascot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mascot?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mascot (/æskɑt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: comsat.
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 mascot
- mascots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mascoting participle, present
- mascoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mascot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something thought to bring good luck.
I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.
- 2
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.
- 3
A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games.
- 4
A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
verb
- 1
To act as a mascot (for).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mascot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something thought to bring good luck:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mascotte |
| German | Maskottchen, Maskotte |
| Portuguese | mascote |
| Spanish | mascota, amuleto, talismán, payé |
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 mascot come from?
Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).