miffed

/mɪft/

//mɪft// adj

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"miffed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“miffed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,355
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-miffed · miffed · English

miffed · rank #48,355 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,355
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miho

Nearest frequency peer: Miho (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “miffed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “miffed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

miffed vs mixed
67% similar
miffed vs mined
67% similar
miffed vs mired
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for miffed
PropertyValue
Headwordmiffed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɪft/
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,355
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “miffed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).miffedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Miho” (#48,356), “Midori” (#48,353), “Minna” (#48,357). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “miffed” is #48,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around miffed (IPA /mɪft/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,355 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for miffed, with forms such as "imffed", "mfifed", and "mifed". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "mixed", "mined", "mired", 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 miff + -ed. The correct English form is miffed, spelled M-I-F-F-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
  2. 2
    Confused; unable to understand.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how miffed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I was miffed at Rick for his behavior. I was miffed at the coach, not for his naivete of deafness, but for his arrogance, which converted his ignorance to stupidity.
  2. And also, it's generally not a good idea to prank someone who's already miffed at you.

Etymology

From miff + -ed.

This word in other languages

indignado(Español)irrité(Français)angefressen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imffed
  • mfifed
  • mifed
  • mifefd
  • miffde
  • miffedd
  • mmiffed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of miffed - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imffed2mfifed2mifed1mifefd2miffde2miffedd1mmiffed1
Edit distance from "miffed"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miffed"?
"miffed" is spelled M-I-F-F-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪft/.
What does "miffed" mean?
As an adjective, "miffed" means: Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
What words are commonly confused with "miffed"?
"miffed" is commonly confused with "mixed", "mined", "mired". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "miffed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "miffed" is /mɪft/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "miffed"?
From miff + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "miffed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Midori#48,353McEwan#48,345Massie#48,343Marple#48,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Minot7 variantslobed7 variantsleery7 variantskooky7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list