Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitt

/mɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
mitt
IPA
/mɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mitten

noun

An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.

noun

A hand.

Informal

name

A surname

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of mitten.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mitts (plural)

Derived Forms

mitted mittful mittless

Phrases

baseball mitt big mitt man catcher's mitt garbage mitt oven mitt washing mitt

Frequently Paired Words

glove

Synonyms

baseball glove glove baseball mitt hand manus paw

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit kit commit submit

Questions

How do you pronounce mitt?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪt/.
What does mitt mean?
A mitten
Where does mitt come from?
Clipping of mitten.

How to pronounce mitt

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mɪt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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