MI6
[ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks]
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
- mera
mera
24,038 corpus weight
- mexikanisch…
mexikanisches
24,035 corpus weight
- MI6
MI6
24,034 corpus weight
- Mindestpreis
Mindestpreis
24,032 corpus weight
- ministry
ministry
24,031 corpus weight
- Missionieru…
Missionierung
24,030 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „MI6“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | MI6 |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛmʔaɪ̯ˈsɪks] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #75,967 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „MI6“ im Deutschen
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
- 1britischer Auslandsgeheimdienst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how MI6 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der MI6 wusste nichts über ihn.“
„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.
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