# mitt

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪt/ · frequency rank #18,895

## Definitions
1. A mitten
2. An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
3. A hand.

## Etymology
Clipping of mitten.

## Easily confused with
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mt)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mix)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mtv)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mot)
- **miz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-miz)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mta)
- **MST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mst)
- **MRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mrt)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-most)
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-must)
- **myth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-myth)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mute)
- **moth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-moth)
- **mont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mont)
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-moto)
- **moot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-moot)
- **moat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-moat)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mort)
- **mott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mott)
- **mutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitt-vs-mutt)

## Common misspellings (3)
`imtt`, `mmitt`, `mtit`

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