megass

/məˈɡæs/

//məˈɡæs// noun

"megass" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“megass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bagasse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-megass · megass · English

megass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for megass
PropertyValue
Headwordmegass
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈɡæs/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “megass” in English

megassranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

megass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈɡæs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bagasse.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for megass, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since about 1840 in American English, a modification of bagasse. The correct English form is megass, spelled M-E-G-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bagasse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how megass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The megass was then gathered together, and suffered to steep in water so hot, that the hand can be borne in it without inconvenience, and after a while the megass was reground : the canes yielded two pans of liquor, and the megass one; […]

Etymology

Attested since about 1840 in American English, a modification of bagasse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "megass"?
"megass" is spelled M-E-G-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈɡæs/.
What does "megass" mean?
As a noun, "megass" means: Bagasse.
How do you pronounce "megass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "megass" is /məˈɡæs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "megass"?
Attested since about 1840 in American English, a modification of bagasse. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list