mignon

[mi.ɲɔ̃]

/[mi.ɲɔ̃]/ adj

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The verdict

“mignon” is uncommon German (frequency #59,007 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,007
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allerliebst, anmutig, hold, lieblich, reizend, charmant, bezaubernd, entzückend, graziös, hold, zierlich, hübsch, nett, goldig

Corpus desk

Index DE-mignon · mignon · German

mignon · rank #59,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,007
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mineralische

Nearest frequency peer: mineralische (+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 „mignon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mignon
PropertyValue
Headwordmignon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mi.ɲɔ̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mignon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.mignonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mineralische“ (#59,008), „Menschenaffen“ (#59,005), „Mitgliedsbeitrag“ (#59,009). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mignon“ bei #59,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mignon is uncommon German at frequency #59,007 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mi.ɲɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "allerliebst, anmutig, hold, lieblich, reizend, charmant, bezaubernd, entzückend, graziös, hold, zierlich, hübsch, nett, goldig".

No misspelling variants are generated for mignon in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mignon, spelled M-I-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    allerliebst, anmutig, hold, lieblich, reizend, charmant, bezaubernd, entzückend, graziös, hold, zierlich, hübsch, nett, goldig

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 "mignon"?
"mignon" is spelled M-I-G-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mi.ɲɔ̃].
What does "mignon" mean?
As an adjective, "mignon" means: allerliebst, anmutig, hold, lieblich, reizend, charmant, bezaubernd, entzückend, graziös, hold, zierlich, hübsch, nett, goldig
How do you pronounce "mignon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mignon" is [mi.ɲɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mignon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Negern#59,030oralen#59,051paella#59,059Pakets#59,060

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list