# 3M

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #15,312

## Definitions
1. An American multinational conglomerate corporation.

## Etymology
From the three Ms of its former name: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

## Easily confused with
- **3P** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/3m-vs-3p)
- **3rd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/3m-vs-3rd)
- **3D** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/3d-vs-3m)
- **3DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/3ds-vs-3m)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/3m