Mr

noun

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"mr" is a 2-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mr” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #192) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#192
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of Mister.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mr · Mr · English

Mr · rank #192 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #192
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH each

Nearest frequency peer: each (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Mr”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Mr” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mr vs my
0% similar
Mr vs MS
50% similar
Mr vs MT
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mr
PropertyValue
HeadwordMr
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters2
Frequency rank#192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mr” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Mr lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Mr is neighbouring look-alikes ("my", "MS", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #192 among 4,057 “M” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for Mr in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "MS", "MT", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Abbreviation of Mister. The correct English form is Mr, spelled M-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Mister.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of March.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Mr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [...] Patrick lord Ruthven, Sir John Maxwell of Teregles, knight, William Maitland of Lethington younger, John Wiseheart of Pittarrow, and Mr Henry Balnaves of Hallhill, in name and behalf a noble and mighty prince James, duke of Chatelherault, second person of the realm of Scotland, and the remanent lords of his part, joined with him in this cause [...]
  2. In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices.

Etymology

Abbreviation of Mister.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mr"?
"Mr" is spelled M-R.
What does "Mr" mean?
As a noun, "Mr" means: Abbreviation of Mister.
What words are commonly confused with "Mr"?
"Mr" is commonly confused with "my", "MS", "MT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Mr"?
Abbreviation of Mister. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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  • "Mr" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "my". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #192 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list