mistle
/ˈmɪsəl/noun, verb
mistle is spelled M-I-S-T-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mistle means “the mistle thrush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mistle is mistles.
How many letters and syllables are in mistle?
| Letters | 6: M-I-S-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 mistle?
Mistle appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 mistle?
- /ˈmɪsəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mistle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mistle
- mistles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mistling participle, present
- mistled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mistle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoletemistletoe
- 2
the mistle thrush
verb
- 1
To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mistle come from?
From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).