Mii

noun

"mii" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mii” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #47,193) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#47,193
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile applications.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Mii vs my
0% similar
Mii vs Mr
33% similar
Mii vs MS
33% similar

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

Key facts for Mii
PropertyValue
HeadwordMii
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#47,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mii” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Mii is neighbouring look-alikes ("my", "Mr", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #47,193 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Gloss: "A customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile applications.".

Mii doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "Mr", "MS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of Wii + me. First introduced on the Wii, which was released in November 2006. The correct English form is Mii, spelled M-I-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile applications.

Etymology

Blend of Wii + me. First introduced on the Wii, which was released in November 2006.

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 "Mii"?
"Mii" is spelled M-I-I.
What does "Mii" mean?
As a noun, "Mii" means: A customizable avatar used on several Nintendo video game consoles and mobile applications.
What words are commonly confused with "Mii"?
"Mii" is commonly confused with "my", "Mr", "MS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Mii"?
Blend of Wii + me. First introduced on the Wii, which was released in November 2006. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Mii”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “my” - see the side-by-side comparison. Mii vs my
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Words at a similar English frequency

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list