# miracle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/ · frequency rank #5,813

## Definitions
1. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
2. A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
3. An awesome and exceptional example of something.

## Etymology
From Middle English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”), from mīror (“to wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyh₂- (“to smile, to be astonished”). Doublet of milagro and miraculum. Partially displaced native wonder, from Old English wundor (“miracle, wonder”).

## Easily confused with
- **morale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miracle-vs-morale)
- **mirage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miracle-vs-mirage)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imracle`, `miarcle`, `miraccle`, `miracel`, `miraclle`, `miralce`, `mircale`, `mirracle`, `mmiracle`, `mriacle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/miracle