mirandous

adj

"mirandous" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mirandous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amazing; miraculous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mirandous · mirandous · English

mirandous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for mirandous
PropertyValue
Headwordmirandous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mirandous” in English

mirandousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirandous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amazing; miraculous.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mirandous, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mirandus, suffixed with -ous. The correct English form is mirandous, spelled M-I-R-A-N-D-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amazing; miraculous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Trace the Stories of old Scripture-times, and the Defeats given in Battels by the heavenly Hosts for Israel; and see if our Defence be not both · mirandous and miraculous, tho Man gave not a Blow: […]
  2. There is no cause, from an antecedent sanctity, to ascribe 'this mirandous production to miraculous causes.

Etymology

From Latin mirandus, suffixed with -ous.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mirandous"?
"mirandous" is spelled M-I-R-A-N-D-O-U-S.
What does "mirandous" mean?
As an adjective, "mirandous" means: Amazing; miraculous.
What is the origin of the word "mirandous"?
From Latin mirandus, suffixed with -ous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list