# MRSA

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛm.ɑːɹ.ɛs.eɪ/ · frequency rank #41,266

## Definitions
1. Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.

## Easily confused with
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-ms)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msm)
- **MSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msg)
- **MSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msp)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msn)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msa)
- **MSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msi)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mya)
- **MSF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-msf)
- **MST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mst)
- **MRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mrt)
- **Mss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mss)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mua)
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-must)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-muse)
- **musk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-musk)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-musa)
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-myra)
- **mush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mrsa-vs-mush)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mmrsa`, `mrrsa`, `mrssa`, `msra`, `rmsa`

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