# mina

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,370

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of myna.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मैना (mainā)/Urdu مینا (mainā), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

## Easily confused with
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mn)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mix)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mon)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mit)
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mma)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mir)
- **MLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mla)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mun)
- **moa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-moa)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-msn)
- **miz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-miz)
- **MSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-msa)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mta)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mya)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mua)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mind)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-miss)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mine)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-mini)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mina-vs-monk)

## Common misspellings (3)
`imna`, `mmina`, `mnia`

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