mizzen
/ˈmɪ.zən/noun, adjective
mizzen is spelled M-I-Z-Z-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mizzen means “Mizzenmast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mizzen is mizzens.
How many letters and syllables are in mizzen?
| Letters | 6: M-I-Z-Z-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 mizzen?
Mizzen appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 mizzen?
- /ˈmɪ.zən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mizzen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mizzen
- mizzens plural
- mizen
- missen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mizzen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Mizzenmast.
- 2
Mizzensail.
adjective
- 1
Hindmost; nearest the stern.
the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mizzen come from?
From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).