mintmaster

noun

"mintmaster" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mintmaster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of moneyer, the superintendant of a mint, particularly (historical) one responsible for coinage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mintmaster · mintmaster · English

mintmaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for mintmaster
PropertyValue
Headwordmintmaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mintmaster” in English

mintmasterranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mintmaster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mintmaster in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mint + master. The correct English form is mintmaster, spelled M-I-N-T-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of moneyer, the superintendant of a mint, particularly (historical) one responsible for coinage.
  2. 2
    Synonym of master of the mint, the national superintendant of all mints.
  3. 3
    Synonym of neologist, a person who coins new words or expressions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mintmaster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Mintmaster, and Goldsmith, in their Mixture of Metals, either of diuerse kindes, or diuerse values: how are they, or may they, exactly be directed, and meruailously pleasured, if Arithmetike be their guide?

Etymology

From mint + master.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mintmaster"?
"mintmaster" is spelled M-I-N-T-M-A-S-T-E-R.
What does "mintmaster" mean?
As a noun, "mintmaster" means: Synonym of moneyer, the superintendant of a mint, particularly (historical) one responsible for coinage.
What is the origin of the word "mintmaster"?
From mint + master. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list