# mike

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #1,665

## Definitions
1. A microphone.

## Etymology
Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.

## Easily confused with
- **MK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mk)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mix)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-min)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mil)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mit)
- **moe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-moe)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mir)
- **Mme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mme)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mlk)
- **miz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-miz)
- **mim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mim)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-more)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mind)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-move)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-miss)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mine)
- **milk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-milk)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mode)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mile)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mini)

## Common misspellings (5)
`imke`, `miek`, `mikke`, `mkie`, `mmike`

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