MasterCard
/ˈmæstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/noun
MasterCard is spelled M-A-S-T-E-R-C-A-R-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, MasterCard means “Alternative letter-case form of Mastercard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of MasterCard is Mastercards or MasterCards.
How many letters and syllables are in MasterCard?
| Letters | 10: M-A-S-T-E-R-C-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is MasterCard?
MasterCard appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 MasterCard?
- /ˈmæstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/
- /ˈmɑːstə(ɹ)ˌkɑː(ɹ)d/
MasterCard 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: En-us-Mastercard.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of MasterCard
- Mastercards plural
- MasterCards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does MasterCard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Mastercard.
noun
- 1
A credit card issued by the credit card company Mastercard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
MasterCard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense credit card:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Mastercard |
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 MasterCard come from?
From master + card.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).