miso
/ˈmisoʊ/noun
miso is spelled M-I-S-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miso means “A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miso is misos.
How many letters and syllables are in miso?
| Letters | 4: M-I-S-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 miso?
Miso appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 miso?
- US /ˈmisoʊ/
- UK /ˈmiːsəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-miso.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miso
- misos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miso mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
- 2
informalClipping of misoprostol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miso in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thick paste for making soup:
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 miso come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).