masseter
/məˈsi.tɚ/noun
masseter is spelled M-A-S-S-E-T-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, masseter means “The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of masseter is masseters.
How many letters and syllables are in masseter?
| Letters | 8: M-A-S-S-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 masseter?
Masseter appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 masseter?
- UK /maˈsiː.tə/
- US /məˈsi.tɚ/
- US /mæˈsi.tɚ/
Masseter has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-masseter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with masseter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as masseter from its last stressed vowel (/itəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: seamster.
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 masseter
- masseters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masseter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masseter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense muscle:
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 masseter come from?
Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).