Micah
/ˈmaɪkə/
"micah" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Micah” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,515 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #24,515
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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 | Micah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmaɪkə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #24,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Micah” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Micah is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmaɪkə/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,515 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Micah, with forms such as "imcah", "mciah", and "miach". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "much", "mice", "mick", 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 Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”). The correct English form is Micah, spelled M-I-C-A-H.
Definition
- 1A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- 2Any of several men in the Old Testament:
- 3Any of several men in the Old Testament:
- 4A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
- 5A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
Etymology
From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imcah,mciah,miach,micahh,miccah,micha,mmicah
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Micah - 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 “Micah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-C-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmaɪkə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “much” - see the side-by-side comparison. Micah vs much
- 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.