# mega

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɛɡə/ · frequency rank #6,934

## Definitions
1. Very large.
2. Great; excellent.

## Etymology
From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

## Easily confused with
- **MG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mg)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-men)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-met)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mia)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mel)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mug)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mma)
- **meh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-meh)
- **Mei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mei)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mla)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mer)
- **MGM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mgm)
- **MSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-msg)
- **mig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mig)
- **MEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mep)
- **mpg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mpg)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mes)
- **mew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mew)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-moa)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mega-vs-mex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`emga`, `meag`, `megga`, `mgea`, `mmega`

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