mighty
/ˈmaɪti/adjective, adverb
mighty is spelled M-I-G-H-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mighty means “Very strong; possessing might” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mighty?
| Letters | 6: M-I-G-H-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mighty?
Mighty appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mighty?
- UK /ˈmaɪti/
- British /ˈmɑjtɪj/
- US /ˈmaɪti/
Mighty has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mighty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mighty?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mighty from its last stressed vowel (/aɪti/):
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).
Forms of mighty
- mightier comparative
- mightiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mighty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very strong; possessing might.
He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
- 2
Very heavy and powerful.
Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- 3
colloquialVery large; hefty.
- 4
Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- 5
informalExcellent, extremely good.
Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
adverb
- 1
colloquialVery; to a high degree.
You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.
noun
- 1
obsoleterareA warrior of great strength and courage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mighty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very strong, possessing might:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mighty come from?
From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).