myrtle
/ˈmɝtl̩/noun
myrtle is spelled M-Y-R-T-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Myrtle, the name). As a noun, myrtle means “An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of myrtle is myrtles.
How many letters and syllables are in myrtle?
| Letters | 6: M-Y-R-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is myrtle?
Myrtle appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Myrtle, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce myrtle?
- UK /ˈmɜːtl̩/
- US /ˈmɝtl̩/
- US [ˈmɝtɫ̩]
Myrtle 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-myrtle.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-myrtle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with myrtle?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as myrtle from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹtl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: termly.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of myrtle
- myrtles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myrtle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
- 2
A small tree or tall shrub, Cyrilla racemiflora, native to temperate and tropical regions of the Americas.
- 3
AustraliaA tall evergreen Australian tree, Nothofagus cunninghamii, native to Victoria and Tasmania.
- 4
A dark green shade that resembles the color of Myrtus leaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myrtle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense evergreen shrub:
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 myrtle come from?
From Middle English mirtille, from Old French mirtille, mirtile, from myrte, from Latin myrtillus, from myrtus + -illus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).