mirror
mir·ror/ˈmiɹɚ/noun, verb
mirror is spelled M-I-R-R-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mir·ror). It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mirror means “A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mirror is mirrors.
How many letters and syllables are in mirror?
| Letters | 6: M-I-R-R-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mir·ror |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st 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 mirror?
Mirror appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 mirror?
- UK /ˈmɪɹə/
- US /ˈmiɹɚ/
- US /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/
Mirror has 2 syllables, split mir·ror in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-mirror.ogg, En-us-mirror.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mirror
- mirrors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mirrour
- myrrhor
- mirroring participle, present
- mirrored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mirror mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- 2
An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- 3
A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
- 4
A mirror carp.
- 5
An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.
verb
- 1
To reflect, as in a mirror.
- 2
To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
- 3
Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
- 4
To create something identical to (a website, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mirror?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mirror: MSM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mirror in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glace, miroir , copie , refléter |
| German | Spiegel , Kopie |
| Portuguese | espelho , cópia , espelhar |
| Spanish | espejo , especular, reflejar especularmente, reflejar espejadamente, espejar, espejarse |
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 mirror come from?
From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).