mephitis
/məˈfaɪ.tɪs/noun
mephitis is spelled M-E-P-H-I-T-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mephitis means “A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mephitis is mephitises.
How many letters and syllables are in mephitis?
| Letters | 8: M-E-P-H-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mephitis?
Mephitis appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mephitis?
- /məˈfaɪ.tɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mephitis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mephitis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mephitis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: timeship.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mephitis
- mephitises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mephitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
- 2
A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mephitis come from?
From Latin mefītis, mephītis, from the name of a Samnite goddess who personified the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).