Mimik
[ˈmiːmɪk]
The verdict
“Mimik” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,357
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der möglichen Gesichtsausdrücke
Corpus desk
Index DE-mimik · Mimik · German
Mimik · rank #21,357 · 7 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,357
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Ministers
Nearest frequency peer: Ministers (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mimik”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mayr
Mayr
78,648 corpus weight
- Melancholie
Melancholie
78,647 corpus weight
- Mimik
Mimik
78,644 corpus weight
- Ministers
Ministers
78,643 corpus weight
- Mitstreiter
Mitstreiter
78,641 corpus weight
- mitteilt
mitteilt
78,640 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mimik” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mimik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiːmɪk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #21,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Mimik” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Mimik (IPA [ˈmiːmɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,357 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit der möglichen Gesichtsausdrücke".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mimik, with forms such as "immik", "miimk", and "mimikk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Musik", "Minsk", "Mumie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mimik, spelled M-I-M-I-K.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der möglichen Gesichtsausdrücke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mimik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gestik und Mimik werden in der mündlichen Kommunikation als unterstützende Medien ausgenutzt und die gemeinsame Situation erlaubt in vielen Fällen die Verwendung deiktischer Pronomina anstatt expliziter Benennungen für die Identifizierung von und Bezugnahme auf Gegenstände.“
„Aber danach hatte sie der Frau direkt ins Gesicht und in ihre Gedanken geschaut, geübt darin, die Mimik und Gestik zu lesen, keine Bestürzung wahrgenommen oder überhaupt etwas anderes als diese normale Hausfrauenmilde.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- immik
- miimk
- mimikk
- mimki
- mimmik
- mmiik
- mmimik
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mimik - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mimik", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Mimik". Here's where to go from here.
- "Mimik" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Musik". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #21,357 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.