MRS
/ˈmɪs.ɪz/noun
MRS is spelled M-R-S: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 78 times per million words in written English, the 1,369th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, MRS means “Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of MRS is Mmes or Mesdames; Wiktionary also lists Mrses (rare), Mrses. (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in MRS?
| Letters | 3: M-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 78 times per million words; the 1,369th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 MRS?
MRS appears 78 times per million words in written English, the 1,369th 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 MRS?
- UK /ˈmɪs.ɪz/
- UK /-səz/
- US /ˈmɪs.ɪz/
MRS 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-uk-Mrs.ogg, En-us-Mrs.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with MRS
Sounds like: misses (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of MRS
- Mmes plural
- Mesdames plural
- Mrses plural, rare
- Mrs. US
- Mmes. plural
- Mrses. plural, rare
- MRSes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does MRS mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- 2
Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint.
- 3
Initialism of marginal rate of substitution.
- 4
Initialism of metabolic risk score.
- 5
slangEllipsis of MRS degree
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
- 2
A title used for a woman before a place name, thing, or description that she is supposed to typify or represent. #
Mrs Cheerful
noun
- 1
plural of MR
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
MRS in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense title before a woman's name:
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 MRS come from?
Contraction of mistress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).