mitral
/ˈmaɪtɹəl/adjective
mitral is spelled M-I-T-R-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mitral means “Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mitral?
| Letters | 6: M-I-T-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is mitral?
Mitral appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 mitral?
- /ˈmaɪtɹəl/
Mitral 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-mitral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does mitral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.
- 2
Pertaining to the mitral valve.
Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mitral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the mitral valve:
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 mitral come from?
From mitre + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).