minibar

noun

"minibar" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“minibar” is uncommon English (frequency #59,549 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,549
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-minibar · minibar · English

minibar · rank #59,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,549
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH microbiologist

Nearest frequency peer: microbiologist (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “minibar”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “minibar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minibar
PropertyValue
Headwordminibar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “minibar” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).minibarfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “microbiologist” (#59,548), “menorah” (#59,546), “melamine” (#59,545). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “minibar” is #59,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minibar is uncommon English at frequency #59,549 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.".

minibar has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mini- + bar. The correct English form is minibar, spelled M-I-N-I-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how minibar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Print on the wall, earth tones on the bed, data port on the phone, fifty-five channels on the TV, including E! and Bravo: the modern secular hotel in perfect replica, except for the fact that there's no Spankavision and no minibar.
  2. "Something that's playful entices guests and loosens the scene and makes things relaxed," said Scott Engelman, the director of food and beverage at the Hotel Victor, in Miami Beach, which is scheduled to open on Wednesday and will include in its minibar offerings the Passion Pleasure, a box the size of a deck of cards that holds two condoms, alcohol-free…

Etymology

From mini- + bar.

This word in other languages

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 "minibar"?
"minibar" is spelled M-I-N-I-B-A-R.
What does "minibar" mean?
As a noun, "minibar" means: A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.
What is the origin of the word "minibar"?
From mini- + bar. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minibar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list