# MP3

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #12,463

## Definitions
1. A digital sound recording in MP3 format; a song file.

## Etymology
An initialism of MPEG Audio Layer 3. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-ms)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mx)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mud)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mph)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mtv)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mug)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-mri)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-msm)
- **MSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-msg)
- **MSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp3-vs-msp)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mp3