# Miami

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /maɪˈæmi/ · frequency rank #3,183

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Mayaimi.
2. Alternative form of Mayaimi.
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## Etymology
From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.

## Easily confused with
- **mim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mim)
- **Mii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mii)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mini)
- **MIDI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-midi)
- **Mimi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mimi)
- **mime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mime)
- **Miki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-miki)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-miri)
- **mimic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-mimic)
- **Miyagi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miami-vs-miyagi)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mia-vs-miami)
- **mai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mai-vs-miami)
- **mam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mam-vs-miami)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mama-vs-miami)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mali-vs-miami)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-miami)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maxi-vs-miami)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mani-vs-miami)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mari-vs-miami)
- **maki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maki-vs-miami)

## Common misspellings (6)
`imami`, `maimi`, `miaim`, `miammi`, `mimai`, `mmiami`

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