messages
mes·sages/ˈmɛs.ɪ.d͡ʒɪz/noun, verb
messages is spelled M-E-S-S-A-G-E-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (mes·sages). It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, messages means “Shopping, groceries, errands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in messages?
| Letters | 8: M-E-S-S-A-G-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mes·sages |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is messages?
Messages appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 messages?
- /ˈmɛs.ɪ.d͡ʒɪz/
Messages has 2 syllables, split mes·sages in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-messages.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does messages mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandScotlandShopping, groceries, errands.
- 2
plural of message
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of message
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).