muckle
/ˈmʌkəl/noun, verb
muckle is spelled M-U-C-K-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muckle means “A great amount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muckle is muckles.
How many letters and syllables are in muckle?
| Letters | 6: M-U-C-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 muckle?
Muckle appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 muckle?
- /ˈmʌkəl/
Muckle 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-muckle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muckle
- muckles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- muckler comparative
- mucklest superlative
- muckling participle, present
- muckled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muckle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA great amount.
- 2
A maul or hammer.
verb
- 1
To latch onto something with the mouth.
- 2
rareTo talk big; to exaggerate.
adjective
- 1
ScotlandarchaicLarge, massive.
She clorts a muckle piece [sandwich] tae me, wi' different kinds o' jam,
- 2
ScotlandarchaicMuch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muckle come from?
From Middle English mukel, muchel, from the same source as (perhaps a variant of) mickle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).