mimetic
/mɪˈmɛtɪk/
"mimetic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mimetic” is uncommon English (frequency #76,125 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,125
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibiting mimesis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mimetic · mimetic · English
mimetic · rank #76,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,125
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH millwork
Nearest frequency peer: millwork (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “mimetic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mesoderm
mesoderm
23,880 corpus weight
- Miggy
Miggy
23,879 corpus weight
- milken
milken
23,878 corpus weight
- millwork
millwork
23,877 corpus weight
- mimetic
mimetic
23,876 corpus weight
- misjudge
misjudge
23,872 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “mimetic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mimetic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mɪˈmɛtɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mimetic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mimetic is uncommon English at frequency #76,125 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɪˈmɛtɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mimetic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime + -etic. The correct English form is mimetic, spelled M-I-M-E-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Exhibiting mimesis.
- 2Imitative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mimetic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).
Etymology
From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime + -etic.
Antonyms
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.
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