mickle
mick·le/ˈmɪkəl/obsolete
mickle is spelled M-I-C-K-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mick·le). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mickle means “(Very) great or large” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mickle?
| Letters | 6: M-I-C-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mick·le |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 mickle?
Mickle appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 mickle?
- UK /ˈmɪk(ə)l/
- US /ˈmɪkəl/
Mickle has 2 syllables, split mick·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mickle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mickle
- more mickle comparative
- most mickle superlative
- meikle
- michel
- muchell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mickle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Scotlandarchaic(Very) great or large.
adverb
- 1
ScotlandarchaicTo a great extent.
- 2
obsoleteFrequently, often.
noun
- 1
ScotlandarchaicA great amount.
Many a little makes a mickle.
- 2
ScotlandarchaicA small amount.
- 3
obsoleteGreat or important people as a class.
- 4
obsoleteGreatness, largeness, stature.
determiner
- 1
ScotlandarchaicMuch; a great quantity or amount of.
- 2
ScotlandarchaicMost; the majority of.
pronoun
- 1
ScotlandarchaicA great extent or large amount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mickle come from?
From Middle English mickle, michel, mikel, mochel, muchel, mukel (“much; many; large, tall; great”), from Old English miċel, myċel (“big, large; great; much”), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, large; many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). The word is cognate with Faroese mikil (“large, great, much”), Icelandic mikill (“large in quantity or number; much; great”), Middle High German michel (“large, much”). Doublet of much and muckle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).