mega
/ˈmɛɡə/
"mega" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mega” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,934 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,934
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Very large.
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for mega is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛɡə/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,934 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “mega”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɛɡə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “MG” - see the side-by-side comparison. mega vs MG
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.