mna

noun

"mna" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mna” is uncommon English (frequency #59,556 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,556
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of mina (unit of weight).

Key facts for mna
PropertyValue
Headwordmna
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,556
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mna” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mna lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mna is uncommon English at frequency #59,556 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of mina (unit of weight).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mna in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin mna or Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ). The correct English form is mna, spelled M-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of mina (unit of weight).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mna or Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mna"?
"mna" is spelled M-N-A.
What does "mna" mean?
As a noun, "mna" means: Alternative form of mina (unit of weight).
What is the origin of the word "mna"?
Borrowed from Latin mna or Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “mna”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list