# mighty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪti/ · frequency rank #6,072

## Definitions
1. A warrior of great strength and courage.

## Etymology
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.
Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

## Easily confused with
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mighty-vs-misty)
- **minty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mighty-vs-minty)
- **might** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/might-vs-mighty)
- **mightily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mightily-vs-mighty)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imghty`, `mgihty`, `migghty`, `mighhty`, `mightty`, `mightyy`, `mighyt`, `migthy`, `mihgty`, `mmighty`

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