minnie
noun
minnie is spelled M-I-N-N-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Minnie, the name). As a noun, minnie means “Alternative form of minnow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minnie is minnies.
How many letters and syllables are in minnie?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is minnie?
Minnie appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Minnie, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce minnie?
- US
Minnie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-minnie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with minnie
Also written: minnow.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of minnie
- minnies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minnie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of minnow.
- 2
slangA minenwerfer trench mortar.
- 3
ScotlandobsoleteMother, mummy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does minnie come from?
A variant of minnow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).