merrow
noun, verb
merrow is spelled M-E-R-R-O-W: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merrow means “A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merrow is merrows.
How many letters and syllables are in merrow?
| Letters | 6: M-E-R-R-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 merrow?
Merrow appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 merrow?
Merrow 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).
What rhymes with merrow?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as merrow.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: wormer.
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 merrow
- merrows plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- merrowing participle, present
- merrowed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merrow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.
verb
- 1
To overlock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Merrow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | merrow |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does merrow come from?
Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).