mistral
mis·tral/mɪˈstɹɑːl/noun
mistral is spelled M-I-S-T-R-A-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables (mis·tral). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mistral means “A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mistral is mistrals.
How many letters and syllables are in mistral?
| Letters | 7: M-I-S-T-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mis·tral |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 mistral?
Mistral appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 mistral?
- /mɪˈstɹɑːl/
Mistral has 2 syllables, split mis·tral in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mistral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mistral
- mistrals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mistral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mistral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean:
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 mistral come from?
Borrowed from Middle French mistral, from Occitan. Doublet of magistral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).