mimosa

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The verdict

“mimosa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-mimosa · mimosa · German

mimosa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mimosa
PropertyValue
Headwordmimosa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mimosa” sits in German frequency

mimosa falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mimosa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for mimosa 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mimosa, spelled M-I-M-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mimose
  2. 2
    Cocktail aus einem Teil Champagner und einen Teil Orangensaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Throughout the country some of those species of the Mimosa, or sensitive plant, which grow into the size of trees, were most common, and did not appear to languish.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mimosa"?
"mimosa" is spelled M-I-M-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "mimosa" mean?
As a noun, "mimosa" means: Mimose
How do you pronounce "mimosa"?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list