matt
adjective, noun, verb
matt is spelled M-A-T-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,725th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Matt, the name). People search “mat vs matt” about 390 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, matt means “Alternative spelling of matte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in matt?
| Letters | 4: M-A-T-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,725th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is matt?
Matt appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,725th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Matt, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce matt?
- US
Matt has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-matt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with matt
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of matt
- more matt comparative
- most matt superlative
- matts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- matting participle, present
- matted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of matte.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”).
- 2
Alternative spelling of mat (“an alloy in coppersmithing”).
- 3
Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
verb
- 1
Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).