mavis
/ˈmeɪvɪs/noun
mavis is spelled M-A-V-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Mavis, the name). As a noun, mavis means “song thrush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mavis is mavises.
How many letters and syllables are in mavis?
| Letters | 5: M-A-V-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 mavis?
Mavis appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Mavis, 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 mavis?
- /ˈmeɪvɪs/
Mavis has 2 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).
Forms of mavis
- mavises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mavis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
song thrush
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mavis come from?
From Middle English mavys, from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis (“song thrush”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).