mincemeat
/ˈmɪnsˌmit/noun
mincemeat is spelled M-I-N-C-E-M-E-A-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mincemeat means “A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mincemeat is mincemeats.
How many letters and syllables are in mincemeat?
| Letters | 9: M-I-N-C-E-M-E-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mincemeat?
Mincemeat appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 mincemeat?
- US /ˈmɪnsˌmit/
Mincemeat 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mincemeat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mincemeat
- mincemeats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mincemeat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
- 2
rareMinced meat, mince.
- 3
A badly cut-up body or parts of a body.
- 4
Something or someone utterly destroyed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mincemeat come from?
An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).