mixture
mix·ture/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/noun
mixture is spelled M-I-X-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (mix·ture). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mixture means “The act of mixing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mixture is mixtures.
How many letters and syllables are in mixture?
| Letters | 7: M-I-X-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mix·ture |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 mixture?
Mixture appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 mixture?
- UK /ˈmɪkstʃə/
- US /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
Mixture has 2 syllables, split mix·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mixture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mixture?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mixture from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkstʃəɹ/):
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 mixture
- mixtures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mixture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of mixing.
The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
- 2
Something produced by mixing.
An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
- 3
Something that consists of diverse elements.
The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
- 4
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
- 5
A compound organ stop.
- 6
A cloth of variegated colouring.
- 7
IndiaA mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mixture?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mixture: mixt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mixture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mélange , mixture |
| German | Mischung , Gemisch |
| Portuguese | mistura, misturação, misturamento |
| Spanish | mezcla, mezcladura, mezclamiento, mesclamiento (disused) , mixtura |
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 mixture come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).