Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missal

/ˈmɪsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: missal
IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prayer book; a church service (book).

noun

A prayer book; a church service (book).

Etymology

From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”).

Inflected Forms

missals (plural)

Derived Forms

missalette

Homonyms

missile mistle missel

Rhymes With

missile whistle dismissal thistle epistle bristle fissile bissell entwistle gristle kissel antimissile

Questions

How do you pronounce missal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪsəl/.
What does missal mean?: A prayer book; a church service (book).
Where does missal come from?: From Old French messel (“book of the Mass”).

How to pronounce missal

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