matsu

noun

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"matsu" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“matsu” is uncommon English (frequency #78,811 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,811
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-matsu · matsu · English

matsu · rank #78,811 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,811
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH massless

Nearest frequency peer: massless (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “matsu”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “matsu” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for matsu
PropertyValue
Headwordmatsu
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,811
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “matsu” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).matsufalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “massless” (#78,809), “Masi” (#78,808), “McCafferty” (#78,814). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “matsu” is #78,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

matsu is uncommon English at frequency #78,811 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for matsu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 松 (“pine”) The correct English form is matsu, spelled M-A-T-S-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 松 (“pine”)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matsu"?
"matsu" is spelled M-A-T-S-U.
What does "matsu" mean?
As a noun, "matsu" means: Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine.
What is the origin of the word "matsu"?
Borrowed from Japanese 松 (“pine”) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "matsu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malam#78,805milch#78,825lovat#78,791Modis#78,833

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list