missus
/ˈmɪs.əz/noun
missus is spelled M-I-S-S-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “misses vs missus” about 260 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, missus means “Wife or girlfriend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of missus is missuses.
How many letters and syllables are in missus?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is missus?
Missus appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 missus?
- /ˈmɪs.əz/
- /ˈmɪs.ɪz/
- /ˈmɪs.əs/
Missus 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-missus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with missus
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: misses.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of missus
- missuses plural
- missis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does missus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKcolloquialWife or girlfriend.
Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
- 2
AustraliaUKcolloquialTerm of address for a woman.
'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.
noun
- 1
informalMrs, a form of address for a married woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Missus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form of address for a married woman:
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 missus come from?
Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).