# mainstream

> English word · Adjective · IPA /meɪn.stɹiːm/ · frequency rank #4,612

## Definitions
1. Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.

## Etymology
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`aminstream`, `mainnstream`, `mainsrteam`, `mainsstream`, `mainsteram`, `mainstraem`, `mainstreamm`, `mainstrema`, `mainstrream`, `mainsttream`, `maintsream`, `maisntream`, `manistream`, `mianstream`, `mmainstream`

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