mini
min·i/ˈmɪn.i/adjective, noun
mini is spelled M-I-N-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables (min·i). It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mini means “Miniature, tiny, small” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mini?
| Letters | 4: M-I-N-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: min·i |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,364th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mini?
Mini appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mini?
- /ˈmɪn.i/
Mini has 2 syllables, split min·i in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mini.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mini
- minis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mini mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Miniature, tiny, small.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of miniskirt.
- 2
datedAbbreviation of minicomputer.
- 3
Abbreviation of miniature (“small figurine of a character”).
You can add to the realism by painting your minis accurately.
- 4
informalA very young dancer.
- 5
A small bottle of perfume.
noun
- 1
A model of mini-compact car, originally built by BMC in the United Kingdom, and later by BMW.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mini in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense smaller version of an item:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mini come from?
From the prefix mini-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).