Mississippi

[mɪsɪˈsɪpi]

/[mɪsɪˈsɪpi]/ name

The verdict

“Mississippi” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,671
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein 3778 Kilometer langer Strom in den USA

Key facts for Mississippi
PropertyValue
HeadwordMississippi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mɪsɪˈsɪpi]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,671
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mississippi” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mississippi lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Mississippi (IPA [mɪsɪˈsɪpi]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,671 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mississippi, with forms such as "imssissippi", "misissippi", and "misisssippi". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mississippi, spelled M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein 3778 Kilometer langer Strom in den USA
  2. 2
    ein 169 Kilometer langer Strom in Kanada

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imssissippi
  • misissippi
  • misisssippi
  • missisippi
  • missisisppi
  • mississipi
  • mississipip
  • mississpipi
  • misssisippi
  • mißißippi
  • mmississippi
  • msisissippi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mississippi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imssissippi2misissippi1misisssippi2missisippi1missisisppi2mississipi1mississipip2mississpipi2
Edit distance from "Mississippi"

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 "Mississippi"?
"Mississippi" is spelled M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. The IPA pronunciation is [mɪsɪˈsɪpi].
What does "Mississippi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mississippi" means: ein 3778 Kilometer langer Strom in den USA
What are common misspellings of "Mississippi"?
Common misspellings include "imssissippi", "misissippi", "misisssippi", "missisippi", "missisisppi". The correct spelling is "Mississippi".
How do you pronounce "Mississippi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mississippi" is [mɪsɪˈsɪpi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mississippi" come from?
"Mississippi" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Mississippi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɪsɪˈsɪpi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list