mini-me
/ˈmɪnimiː/
"mini-me" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mini-me” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mini-me |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪnimiː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mini-me” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for mini-me is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɪnimiː/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mini-me, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). The correct English form is mini-me, spelled M-I-N-I---M-E.
Definition
- 1A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.
Etymology
From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mini-me”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-N-I---M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.