masseur
/məˈsʊɹ/noun
masseur is spelled M-A-S-S-E-U-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, masseur means “A person (especially male) who performs massage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of masseur is masseurs.
How many letters and syllables are in masseur?
| Letters | 7: M-A-S-S-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 masseur?
Masseur appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 masseur?
- UK /məˈsɜː/
- US /məˈsʊɹ/
- US /məˈsɝ/
Masseur has 2 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-masseur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with masseur?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as masseur from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹ/):
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 masseur
- masseurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masseur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person (especially male) who performs massage.
- 2
An instrument used in the performance of massage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masseur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who performs massage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | masseur, masseuse |
| German | Masseur, Masseurin, Masseuse |
| Portuguese | massagista, massageador, massageadora, massajador, massajadora |
| Spanish | masajista |
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 masseur come from?
Borrowed from French masseur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).