mia
mi·a/miː.ə/noun
mia is spelled M-I-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables (mi·a). It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Mia, the name). As a noun, mia means “An ancient bluffing game played with dice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mia?
| Letters | 3: M-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mi·a |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mia?
Mia appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Mia, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mia?
- /miː.ə/
Mia has 2 syllables, split mi·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-MIA.wav, En-au-mia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mia?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mia.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aim, mai, ami.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does mia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient bluffing game played with dice.
- 2
Bulimia nervosa.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of missing in action.
When his patrol didn't come back from the front, he and all his buddies were listed as MIA.
- 2
Absent for a long time.
My friends have been MIA today.
noun
- 1
Initialism of Mutual Improvement Association.
- 2
Initialism of missing in action, a service member that did not return from action and was not found in the field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mia come from?
Clipping of bulimia; intentionally formed to resemble the given name Mia as form of personification and coded language. Compare ana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).