minigame
/ˈmɪniˌɡeɪm/
"minigame" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“minigame” is uncommon English (frequency #65,313 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,313
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small and simple game, especially an incidental game within a larger video game.
Corpus desk
Index EN-minigame · minigame · English
minigame · rank #65,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,313
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mingus
Nearest frequency peer: Mingus (-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 “minigame”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- microorgani…
microorganism
34,694 corpus weight
- microtubule
microtubule
34,692 corpus weight
- Mingus
Mingus
34,689 corpus weight
- minigame
minigame
34,688 corpus weight
- MOBA
MOBA
34,684 corpus weight
- Mohegan
Mohegan
34,682 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “minigame” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | minigame |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪniˌɡeɪm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “minigame” in English
Rare enough to double-check
minigame is uncommon English at frequency #65,313 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪniˌɡeɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small and simple game, especially an incidental game within a larger video game.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for minigame in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mini- + game. The correct English form is minigame, spelled M-I-N-I-G-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1A small and simple game, especially an incidental game within a larger video game.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how minigame appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If you collect 100 coins, you get to play a balloon-popping minigame.
I promise to enter next time, if you keep the compo like it is now ;-) Or... why not alternating between a minigame compo and a minidemo comp ?
Etymology
From mini- + game.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).