mousie
noun
mousie is spelled M-O-U-S-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mousie means “Alternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mousie is mousies.
How many letters and syllables are in mousie?
| Letters | 6: M-O-U-S-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 mousie?
Mousie appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 mousie?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-mousie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mousie
- mousies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mousie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”).
- 2
A rat-tailed maggot used as bait.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mousie come from?
From mouse + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).