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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistle

/ˈmɪsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
mis-tle
IPA
/ˈmɪsəl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

mistletoe

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

the mistle thrush

Countable

verb

To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Etymology

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mistel, *mistil, *mistilaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

mistles (plural) mistles (present, singular) mistling (participle, present) mistled (participle, past) mistled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

mist

Homonyms

missal missel

Rhymes With

missile whistle final whistle thistle epistle bristle abyssal gristle bissel dogwhistle twistle pistle

Questions

How do you pronounce mistle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪsəl/.
What does mistle mean?
mistletoe
Where does mistle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mistle

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