# mockingbird

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/ · frequency rank #29,749

## Definitions
1. Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
2. Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).

## Etymology
From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call.

## Common misspellings (18)
`mcokingbird`, `mmockingbird`, `mocckingbird`, `mocikngbird`, `mockignbird`, `mockinbgird`, `mockingbbird`, `mockingbidr`, `mockingbirdd`, `mockingbirrd`, `mockingbrid`, `mockinggbird`, `mockingibrd`, `mockinngbird`, `mockkingbird`, `mocknigbird`, `mokcingbird`, `omckingbird`

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