schoolmaster
/ˈskulˌmæstəɹ/noun, verb
schoolmaster is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-M-A-S-T-E-R: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schoolmaster means “A male teacher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schoolmaster is schoolmasters.
How many letters and syllables are in schoolmaster?
| Letters | 12: S-C-H-O-O-L-M-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 schoolmaster?
Schoolmaster appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 schoolmaster?
- US /ˈskulˌmæstəɹ/
Schoolmaster has 3 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: En-us-schoolmaster.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schoolmaster
- schoolmasters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- schoolmastering participle, present
- schoolmastered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schoolmaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male teacher.
- 2
A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
- 3
Anything that teaches.
The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians.
verb
- 1
To teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schoolmaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male teacher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maître d'école |
| German | Schulmeister |
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 schoolmaster come from?
From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. Cognate with West Frisian skoalmaster (“schoolmaster”), Dutch schoolmeester (“schoolmaster”), Low German Schoolmeester, Schoolmeister (“schoolmaster”), German Schulmeister (“schoolmaster”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).