miasma
mi·as·ma/mɪˈæzmə/noun
miasma is spelled M-I-A-S-M-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (mi·as·ma). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miasma means “A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miasma is miasmas or miasmata.
How many letters and syllables are in miasma?
| Letters | 6: M-I-A-S-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mi·as·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 miasma?
Miasma appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 miasma?
- UK /mɪˈæzmə/
- UK /ˌmiːəzˈmæ/
- UK /miˈæzmə/
Miasma has 3 syllables, split mi·as·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-miasma.ogg, En-us-miasma-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with miasma?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as miasma from its last stressed vowel (/æzmə/, British pronunciation):
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 miasma
- miasmas plural
- miasmata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miasma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
- 2
A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miasma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 miasma come from?
First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).