masonry
/ˈmeɪsənɹi/noun
masonry is spelled M-A-S-O-N-R-Y. The wrong spelling people search most is masonary: about 520 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 10 of all searches for the word. Masonry is a noun meaning “The art or occupation of a mason”. The plural of masonry is masonries.
How many letters and syllables are in masonry?
| Letters | 7: M-A-S-O-N-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, masonary, about 520 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell masonry?
Masonry is spelled M-A-S-O-N-R-Y. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for masonry in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is masonry?
Masonry appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 masonry?
- /ˈmeɪsənɹi/
Masonry 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-masonry.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-masonry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of masonry
- masonries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masonry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art or occupation of a mason.
He studied masonry for five years.
- 2
The work or performance of a mason.
The masonry was exquisite.
- 3
That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like.
The masonry was cracked.
- 4
The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masonry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maçonnerie |
| German | Maurerhandwerk , Mauern , Mauerwerk, Gemäuer |
| Portuguese | alvenaria , maçonaria |
| Spanish | albañilería , mampostería |
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 masonry come from?
From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).