minium
/ˈmɪnɪəm/
"minium" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“minium” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-minium · minium · English
minium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | minium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪnɪəm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “minium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
minium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪnɪəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for minium, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin minium. The correct English form is minium, spelled M-I-N-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
- 2Red lead.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how minium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The compounds formed by the combination of the peroxide of lead with the protoxide have received the general name of miniums, and are known in commerce as red lead.
[H]e was so overcome by suffering that his face, which had once been of oriental minium, now became like orpiment, and the hams of his lips turned into rancid lard.
Etymology
From Latin minium.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.