MI6

[ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]

/[ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]/ noun

The verdict

“MI6” is uncommon German (frequency #75,967 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,967
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - britischer Auslandsgeheimdienst

Corpus desk

Index DE-mi6 · MI6 · German

MI6 · rank #75,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,967
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mexikanisches

Nearest frequency peer: mexikanisches (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „MI6“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „MI6“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for MI6
PropertyValue
HeadwordMI6
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „MI6“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).MI6fällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mexikanisches“ (#75,966), „Mindestpreis“ (#75,969), „ministry“ (#75,970). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „MI6“ bei #75,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

MI6 is uncommon German at frequency #75,967 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "britischer Auslandsgeheimdienst".

No misspelling variants are generated for MI6 in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is MI6, spelled M-I-6.

Definition

  1. 1
    britischer Auslandsgeheimdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how MI6 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der MI6 wusste nichts über ihn.“
  2. „Seine Aufgabe bestand darin, wichtige Informationen aus Quellen der ganzen Welt zu sammeln und zu koordinieren, relevante Schnittpunkte von NSA, CIA, Verfassungsschutz, der Luftraumüberwachung NORAD und anderen verteidigungsrelevanten Einheiten auszuwerten, dazu Berichte von Interpol, MI6 und anderen weltweiten nachrichtendienstlichen Quellen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "MI6"?
"MI6" is spelled M-I-6. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks].
What does "MI6" mean?
As a noun, "MI6" means: britischer Auslandsgeheimdienst
How do you pronounce "MI6"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "MI6" is [ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "MI6" come from?
"MI6" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "MI6", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list