# Mrs

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #1,372

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From mistress.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-my)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-ms)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mx)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mum)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mud)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mtv)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mug)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msm)
- **MSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msg)
- **MSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msp)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mun)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msn)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msa)
- **MSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-msi)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrs-vs-mta)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mrs