Mimas
/ˈmaɪməs/
"mimas" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mimas” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mimas · Mimas · English
Mimas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mimas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmaɪməs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mimas” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mimas is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈmaɪməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Mimas in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās). The correct English form is Mimas, spelled M-I-M-A-S.
Definition
- 1A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
- 2The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mimas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.