minimap
/ˈmɪ.ni.mæp/noun
minimap is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minimap means “A simple map connecting a small number of nearby landmarks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minimap is minimaps.
How many letters and syllables are in minimap?
| Letters | 7: M-I-N-I-M-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 minimap?
Minimap appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 minimap?
- /ˈmɪ.ni.mæp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-minimap.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of minimap
- minimaps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minimap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A simple map connecting a small number of nearby landmarks.
- 2
A small on-screen map to aid players in orienting themselves within the game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minimap in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small map in a video game:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | minimapa |
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 minimap come from?
From mini- + map; (simple map of landmarks): introduced by Siegel and White (1975).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).