measlings
/ˈmiːzlɪŋz/
"measlings" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“measlings” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.
Corpus desk
Index EN-measlings · measlings · English
measlings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | measlings |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmiːzlɪŋz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “measlings” in English
Rare enough to double-check
measlings is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmiːzlɪŋz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.".
measlings has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing. The correct English form is measlings, spelled M-E-A-S-L-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how measlings appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘What āals yar barn, Missis?’ ‘Shoo’s gotten t’mezlings!’
Measlings, measles.
Etymology
Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.