# mineral

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/ · frequency rank #6,809

## Definitions
1. Any naturally occurring material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties; especially, an inorganic one.
2. Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
3. Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.
4. Mineral water.
5. A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
6. A mine or mineral deposit.
7. A poisonous or dangerous substance.

## Etymology
From Middle English mineral, borrowed from Old French mineral, (French minéral), from Medieval Latin minerale, from minera (“ore”), probably ultimately derived from Latin mina (“ore, mine”).

## Easily confused with
- **mitral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mineral-vs-mitral)
- **minimal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mineral-vs-minimal)
- **Minerva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mineral-vs-minerva)
- **mistral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mineral-vs-mistral)
- **minerals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mineral-vs-minerals)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miner-vs-mineral)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imneral`, `mienral`, `minearl`, `minerall`, `minerla`, `minerral`, `minneral`, `minreal`, `mmineral`, `mnieral`

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