migrant

/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/

//ˈmaɪɡɹənt// noun

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"migrant" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“migrant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,402
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.

Corpus desk

Index EN-migrant · migrant · English

migrant · rank #10,402 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,402
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mesh

Nearest frequency peer: mesh (-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 “migrant”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “migrant” 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).

migrant vs migrate
71% similar
migrant vs migraine
75% similar

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

Key facts for migrant
PropertyValue
Headwordmigrant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,402
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “migrant”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).migrantlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mesh” (#10,401), “Mohammed” (#10,403), “merge” (#10,400). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “migrant” is #10,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around migrant (IPA /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,402 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for migrant, with forms such as "imgrant", "mgirant", and "migarnt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "migrate", "migraine", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French migrant. The correct English form is migrant, spelled M-I-G-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
  2. 2
    Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
  3. 3
    A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
  4. 4
    Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gilbert White writes, "I have consulted a sportsman who tells me that […] often there are amongst them little parties of small blue doves which he calls rockiers. The food of these numberless migrants was beechmast and some acorns."
  2. These first English migrants to Jamestown endured terrible disease and arrived during a period of drought and colder-than-normal winters. The migrants to Roanoke on the outer banks of Carolina, where the English had gone in the 1580s, disappeared. And a brief effort to settle the coast of Maine in 1607 and 1608 failed because of an unusually bitter winter.

Etymology

Borrowed from French migrant.

This word in other languages

migratorio(Español)migrateur(Français)Migrant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imgrant
  • mgirant
  • migarnt
  • miggrant
  • migrannt
  • migrantt
  • migratn
  • migrnat
  • migrrant
  • mirgant
  • mmigrant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of migrant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imgrant2mgirant2migarnt2miggrant1migrannt1migrantt1migratn2migrnat2
Edit distance from "migrant"

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 "migrant"?
"migrant" is spelled M-I-G-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/.
What does "migrant" mean?
As a noun, "migrant" means: A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
What words are commonly confused with "migrant"?
"migrant" is commonly confused with "migrate", "migraine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "migrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "migrant" is /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/. 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 "migrant"?
Borrowed from French migrant. 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 "migrant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marched#10,395lateral#10,387Kashmir#10,385perfume#10,422

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

marrying11 variantsinfamous11 variantspyramid11 variantsretailer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list