Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mr.

[ˈmɪstɚ]

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.69 in modern English

Syllables: mr.
IPA: [ˈmɪstɚ]

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of Mister.

Canadian usage; American usage

name

Abbreviation of March (month).

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Mr. John Doe"
"Mr. Doe"
"But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat."

Etymology

Abbreviation of Mister.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈmɪstɚ]
British English: [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)]

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

Messrs. (plural) Mr (alternative, UK) MR (alternative)

Phrases

Mr. Big Mr. Clean Mr. FAFO Mr. Irrelevant Mr. Magoo glasses Mr. Nice Guy Mr. President Mr. Spock

Synonyms

Mar Mar. mister mr

Homonyms

Mister

Questions

How do you pronounce mr.?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈmɪstɚ].
What does mr. mean?: Abbreviation of Mister.
Where does mr. come from?: Abbreviation of Mister.

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