“Misses” or “Missus” or “Mrs.”—Which to use?

“Misses” or “Missus” or “Mrs.”

Overview

misses / missus / mrs. are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

misses: (noun) a failure to hit (or meet or find etc). (noun) a form of address for an unmarried woman. (verb) fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind. (verb) feel or suffer from the lack of. (verb) fail to attend an event or activity. (verb) fail to reach or get to. (verb) be without. (verb) fail to reach. (verb) be absent. (verb) fail to experience.

missus: (noun) informal term of address for someone's wife.

mrs.: NA

Pronunciation

misses: m·IH·s·ah·z

missus: m·IH·s·ih·z

mrs.: m·IH·s·ih·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “misses”

…again after Oz confesses he misses her ("Amends").
…here is a Frenchman who misses his target 6 out of…
As a result, Harry misses his birthday party that his…
…calls, she is out and misses the call.
Her latest work Mrs Death Misses Death is a debut fiction.
…really pants after beauty, and misses his late wife very much,…
If Mr. Papi misses a platform and falls, the…
Chubby tries but misses, hitting a man in the
…Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
…little part of us that misses Swift's very personal and idiosyncratic…

Examples of “missus”

"Space Guerilla" by Missus Beastly

Examples of “mrs.”

…helped intensify the opposition of Mrs. Calhoun's group.
…and the chateau—was sold to Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt.
…Mrs Hemming) was a portrait painter.
Mary Patton as Mrs Ralston (uncredited)
…Co., Chickasaw, Alabama; sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Isherwood; and commissioned…
…the Uromi Kingdom in Edo State.
…the 1850s the Rector's wife Mrs. William Richmond transformed the John…
…to Remember (1958) as Mrs Clarke
Linda Hunt as Mrs. Oxheart
The principal of MHS is Mrs. Futch.

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