mig

[ˈmɑj]

/[ˈmɑj]/ unknown

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The verdict

“mig” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,671) as an unknown. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,671
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akkusativ des Personalpronomens jeg

Corpus desk

Index DE-mig · mig · German

mig · rank #37,671 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,671
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Messgerät

Nearest frequency peer: Messgerät (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „mig“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „mig“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mig vs mm
33% similar
mig vs my
33% similar
mig vs Mr
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mig
PropertyValue
Headwordmig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈmɑj]
Letters3
Frequency rank#37,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „mig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).migliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Messgerät“ (#37,670), „Migrationspolitik“ (#37,672), „mim“ (#37,673). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mig“ bei #37,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mig is neighbouring look-alikes ("mm", "my", …), not just typos; it is anunknown pronounced [ˈmɑj]. Frequency #37,671 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Akkusativ des Personalpronomens jeg".

No misspelling variants are generated for mig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mm", "my", "Mr", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mig, spelled M-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ des Personalpronomens jeg

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 "mig"?
"mig" is spelled M-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɑj].
What does "mig" mean?
As an unknown, "mig" means: Akkusativ des Personalpronomens jeg
What words are commonly confused with "mig"?
"mig" is commonly confused with "mm", "my", "Mr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mig" is [ˈmɑj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mig" come from?
"mig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mim#37,673mis#37,676KPÖ#37,626PGA#37,725

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list