mister
mis·ter/ˈmɪstəɹ/noun, verb
mister is spelled M-I-S-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mis·ter). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mister means “Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mister is misters.
How many letters and syllables are in mister?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mis·ter |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mister?
Mister appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 mister?
- UK /ˈmɪstə/
- UK [ˈmɪstə]
- US /ˈmɪstəɹ/
Mister has 2 syllables, split mis·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Mr.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mister?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mister from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: merits, smiter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mister
- misters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mistering participle, present
- mistered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mister mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
You may sit here, mister.
- 2
A man.
There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.
- 3
A device that makes or sprays mist.
Odessa D. uses a mister Sunday to fight the 106-degree heat at a NASCAR race in Fontana, California.
- 4
obsoleteSomeone's business or function; an occupation, employment, trade.
- 5
archaicA kind, type of.
- 6
obsoleteNeed (of something).
- 7
obsoleteNecessity; the necessary time.
verb
- 1
To address by the title of "mister".
- 2
obsoleteTo be necessary; to matter.
noun
- 1
With a surname.
This is Mister Smith, assistant to the President.
- 2
With a full name.
This is Mister James Smith, assistant to the President.
- 3
With a first name only.
Will Mister Robert be staying for dinner?
- 4
An official form of address to a male president of a nation.
Mister President
- 5
A formal address to any male official of an organization.
Mister Secretary
- 6
An official title of a military man, usually anyone below rank of captain.
- 7
A male warrant officer or cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point.
- 8
An informal title that is used to create a nickname, placeholder name, or other moniker for a male.
Mister Suave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mister in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense title of adult male:
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 mister come from?
Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).