masseuse
/məˈsuːs/noun
masseuse is spelled M-A-S-S-E-U-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, masseuse means “A woman who performs massage; a female masseur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of masseuse is masseuses.
How many letters and syllables are in masseuse?
| Letters | 8: M-A-S-S-E-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 masseuse?
Masseuse appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 masseuse?
- UK /maˈsɜːz/
- US /məˈsuːs/
- US /məˈsʊz/
Masseuse 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-masseuse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with masseuse?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as masseuse from its last stressed vowel (/us/):
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 masseuse
- masseuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masseuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who performs massage; a female masseur.
Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff.
- 2
nonstandardA masseur; a man who performs massage.
year unknown, Jamie Lake, BOOK 4 - Bad Boy: Naughty at Night: Bad Boy | Gay Romance MM Boyfriend Series, Jamie Lake Just less than a week ago, he'd said he'd tell Peter's parents, his school, the press, that Peter was an erotic masseuse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masseuse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female masseur:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | masseuse |
| German | Masseurin, Masseuse |
| Portuguese | massagista, massageadora, 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 masseuse come from?
Borrowed from French masseuse, feminine of masseur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).