mittimus
/ˈmɪtɪməs/
"mittimus" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mittimus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mittimus · mittimus · English
mittimus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mittimus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪtɪməs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mittimus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mittimus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪtɪməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mittimus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mittimus (the opening word of such a document), first-person plural of mittō (“send”). The correct English form is mittimus, spelled M-I-T-T-I-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
- 2A writ for moving records from one court to another.
- 3A formal dismissal from a situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mittimus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Away George, away, raise the watch at Ludgate, and bring a Mittimus from the Iustice for this desperate villaine.
But she pertinaciously refused to make any response. So that he was about to make her mittimus to Bridewell when I departed.
Etymology
From Latin mittimus (the opening word of such a document), first-person plural of mittō (“send”).
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.