mega
/ˈmɛɡə/
"mega" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mega” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,934
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Very large.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mega · mega · English
mega · rank #6,934 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,934
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH mansion
Nearest frequency peer: mansion (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mega”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- liar
liar
93,070 corpus weight
- machinery
machinery
93,069 corpus weight
- mansion
mansion
93,068 corpus weight
- mega
mega
93,067 corpus weight
- mercury
mercury
93,066 corpus weight
- namely
namely
93,065 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mega” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mega |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmɛɡə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,934 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mega” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around mega (IPA /ˈmɛɡə/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,934 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mega, with forms such as "emga", "meag", and "megga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MG", "men", "met", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”). The correct English form is mega, spelled M-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Very large.
- 2Great; excellent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mega appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.
We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.
Etymology
From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emga
- meag
- megga
- mgea
- mmega
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mega - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mega", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
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.