Mixe
/ˈmiˌheɪ/
"mixe" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mixe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An indigenous people of Oaxaca in Mexico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mixe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmiˌheɪ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mixe” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mixe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmiˌheɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An indigenous people of Oaxaca in Mexico.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mixe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Mixe, spelled M-I-X-E.
Definition
- 1An indigenous people of Oaxaca in Mexico.
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.
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Using “Mixe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmiˌheɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.