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mussel

/ˈmʌsəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
mus-sel
IPA
/ˈmʌsəl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

noun

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

noun

Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

Etymology

From Middle English muscle (“mussel”), from Old English muscle, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā, from Late Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“mussel, muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of muscle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌsəl/
  • British English: /ˈmʌsəl/

Inflected Forms

mussels (plural)

Derived Forms

arcmussel Musselburgh musselcracker musselcrusher Musselshell robomussel

Phrases

arc-form pearly mussel Australian mussel bay mussel bearded mussel black mussel blue mussel boring mussel butterfly mussel

Frequently Paired Words

mouse

Homonyms

muscle

Rhymes With

muscle russell hustle russel bustle rustle tussle trussell bussell fussell mussell justle

Questions

How do you pronounce mussel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌsəl/.
What does mussel mean?
Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
Where does mussel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mussel

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