Minneapolis

/mɪniˈæpəlɪs/

//mɪniˈæpəlɪs// name

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"minneapolis" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Minneapolis” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,693
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.

Corpus desk

Index EN-minneapolis · Minneapolis · English

Minneapolis · rank #8,693 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,693
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH MIA

Nearest frequency peer: MIA (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Minneapolis”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Minneapolis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Minneapolis
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinneapolis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/mɪniˈæpəlɪs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,693
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Minneapolis”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Minneapolislands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “MIA” (#8,692), “molly” (#8,694), “messy” (#8,691). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Minneapolis” is #8,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Minneapolis (IPA /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,693 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Minneapolis, with forms such as "imnneapolis", "mineapolis", and "minenapolis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year. The correct English form is Minneapolis, spelled M-I-N-N-E-A-P-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer.

Etymology

Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year.

This word in other languages

Minneapolis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnneapolis
  • mineapolis
  • minenapolis
  • minnaepolis
  • minneaoplis
  • minneaplois
  • minneapoils
  • minneapoliss
  • minneapollis
  • minneapolsi
  • minneappolis
  • minnepaolis
  • mminneapolis
  • mnineapolis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Minneapolis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imnneapolis2mineapolis1minenapolis2minnaepolis2minneaoplis2minneaplois2minneapoils2minneapoliss1
Edit distance from "Minneapolis"

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 "Minneapolis"?
"Minneapolis" is spelled M-I-N-N-E-A-P-O-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/.
What does "Minneapolis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Minneapolis" means: The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
What are common misspellings of "Minneapolis"?
Common misspellings include "imnneapolis", "mineapolis", "minenapolis", "minnaepolis", "minneaoplis". The correct spelling is "Minneapolis".
How do you pronounce "Minneapolis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minneapolis" is /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Minneapolis"?
Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year. 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 "Minneapolis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

parenting14 variantsRobertson14 variantsabundance14 variantsadvancing14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list