minge

/mɪnd͡ʒ/

//mɪnd͡ʒ// noun

"minge" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“minge” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,574 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,574
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The pubic hair and vulva.

Key facts for minge
PropertyValue
Headwordminge
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɪnd͡ʒ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,574
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “minge” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). minge lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for minge is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɪnd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #99,574 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The pubic hair and vulva.".

minge has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius. Other possible etymology: from … The correct English form is minge, spelled M-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The pubic hair and vulva.

Etymology

From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius. Other possible etymology: from the Latin mingere (“to urinate”), synecdochically used to describe the organ through an associated function (possibly ironically or euphemistically).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "minge"?
"minge" is spelled M-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪnd͡ʒ/.
What does "minge" mean?
As a noun, "minge" means: The pubic hair and vulva.
How do you pronounce "minge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minge" is /mɪnd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "minge"?
From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius. Other possible etymol... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “minge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɪnd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list