morris
/ˈmɒɹɪs/noun, verb
morris is spelled M-O-R-R-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Morris, the name). As a noun, morris means “A type of pike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morris is morrises.
How many letters and syllables are in morris?
| Letters | 6: M-O-R-R-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th 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 morris?
Morris appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Morris, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce morris?
- /ˈmɒɹɪs/
Morris 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: En-us-morris.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of morris
- morrises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- morrising participle, present
- morrised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morris mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of pike.
- 2
A morris dance.
- 3
obsoleteThe young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.
verb
- 1
To perform morris dancing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does morris come from?
From Moorish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).