# mixtape

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,630

## Definitions
1. A compilation of songs assembled into a single sequence, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans; often curated around a theme, mood, or personal taste; traditionally without legal permission.
2. A compilation of songs assembled into a single sequence, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans; often curated around a theme, mood, or personal taste; traditionally without legal permission.
3. A compilation of songs assembled into a single sequence, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans; often curated around a theme, mood, or personal taste; traditionally without legal permission.
4. A compilation of songs assembled into a single sequence, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled by fans; often curated around a theme, mood, or personal taste; traditionally without legal permission.
5. A musical project released under the designation; often characterized by looser artistic, commercial, or legal constraints than a formal studio album.
6. A musical project released under the designation; often characterized by looser artistic, commercial, or legal constraints than a formal studio album.
7. A musical project released under the designation; often characterized by looser artistic, commercial, or legal constraints than a formal studio album.

## Etymology
From mix + tape; originally mix tape.
Originally referring to a homemade compilation recorded onto a cassette tape and circulated informally, especially within hip-hop culture, mixtape has broadened in sense. In contemporary usage it often denotes a musical project released outside the conventional album framework, typically characterized by looser structure, experimental material, or informal distribution, even when no physical tape medium is involved.

## Easily confused with
- **mixture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mixtape-vs-mixture)
- **mistake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mistake-vs-mixtape)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imxtape`, `mitxape`, `mixatpe`, `mixtaep`, `mixtappe`, `mixtpae`, `mixttape`, `mixxtape`, `mmixtape`, `mxitape`

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