# Micah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmaɪkə/ · frequency rank #24,515

## Definitions
1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
2. Any of several men in the Old Testament:
3. Any of several men in the Old Testament:
4. A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
5. A 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **much** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-much)
- **mice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mice)
- **mick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mick)
- **mina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mina)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mira)
- **Mika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mika)
- **Mila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mila)
- **micro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-micro)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-milan)
- **mitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mitch)
- **Midas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-midas)
- **Micky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-micky)
- **Minas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-minas)
- **mirth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-mirth)
- **Michal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-michal)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mia-vs-micah)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mic-vs-micah)
- **mah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mah-vs-micah)
- **Mach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mach-vs-micah)
- **mech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mech-vs-micah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imcah`, `mciah`, `miach`, `micahh`, `miccah`, `micha`, `mmicah`

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