# missus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪs.əz/ · frequency rank #38,054

## Definitions
1. Wife or girlfriend.
2. Term of address for a woman.

## Etymology
Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.

## Easily confused with
- **Missy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missus-vs-missy)
- **mists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missus-vs-mists)
- **misuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missus-vs-misuse)
- **Mitsui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missus-vs-mitsui)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miss-vs-missus)
- **minus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minus-vs-missus)
- **missa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missa-vs-missus)
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missed-vs-missus)
- **masses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masses-vs-missus)
- **Misses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misses-vs-missus)
- **Messrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messrs-vs-missus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imssus`, `misssu`, `missuss`, `misus`, `misuss`, `mmissus`, `msisus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/missus