# almighty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ · frequency rank #10,805

## Definitions
1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
2. Great; extreme; terrible.
3. Having very great power, influence, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **alright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almighty-vs-alright)
- **alrighty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/almighty-vs-alrighty)
- **alight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alight-vs-almighty)

## Common misspellings (13)
`alimghty`, `allmighty`, `almgihty`, `almigghty`, `almighhty`, `almightty`, `almightyy`, `almighyt`, `almigthy`, `almihgty`, `almmighty`, `amlighty`, `lamighty`

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