meth
/mɛθ/noun
meth is spelled M-E-T-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meth means “Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meth is meths.
How many letters and syllables are in meth?
| Letters | 4: M-E-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 meth?
Meth appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 meth?
- /mɛθ/
Meth has one syllable (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav, En-au-meth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with meth?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as meth.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: them.
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 meth
- meths plural
- meff
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalMethamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- 2
informalMethadone.
- 3
derogatoryA tramp.
- 4
A spiced mead, originally from Wales.
- 5
slangMarijuana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense methamphetamine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | meta |
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 meth come from?
Clipping of methamphetamine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).