muskeg
/ˈmʌskɛɡ/noun
muskeg is spelled M-U-S-K-E-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muskeg means “A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muskeg is muskegs.
How many letters and syllables are in muskeg?
| Letters | 6: M-U-S-K-E-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muskeg?
Muskeg appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 muskeg?
- US /ˈmʌskɛɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of muskeg
- muskegs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muskeg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaA terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muskeg come from?
From Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).