# mitre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪtəɹ/ · frequency rank #45,521

## Definitions
1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
2. The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
3. A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
4. A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
5. A gusset in sewing, etc.
6. A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
7. A mitre shell

## Etymology
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.

## Easily confused with
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-more)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-mute)
- **mitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-mitt)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-mote)
- **Moore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-moore)
- **mixture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitre-vs-mixture)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mit-vs-mitre)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mir-vs-mitre)
- **Mie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mie-vs-mitre)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mine-vs-mitre)
- **mike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mike-vs-mitre)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mile-vs-mitre)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mate-vs-mitre)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mere-vs-mitre)
- **mice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mice-vs-mitre)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mare-vs-mitre)
- **Mira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mira-vs-mitre)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mite-vs-mitre)
- **mime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mime-vs-mitre)
- **mire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mire-vs-mitre)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imtre`, `mirte`, `miter`, `mitrre`, `mittre`, `mmitre`, `mtire`

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