mongrel

Other forms of mongrel

plural

mongrels·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mongrel

What does mongrel mean?

mongrel means "derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mongrel?

mongrel has 2 syllables: mon-grel. The stress falls on "mon".

What is another word for mongrel?

Close synonyms include bastard, cur, mutt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mongrel a common word?

mongrel is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.