MTP
"mtp" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“MTP” is uncommon English (frequency #62,344 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,344
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of Mail Transfer Protocol, superseded by SMTP.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mtp · MTP · English
MTP · rank #62,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,344
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mozambican
Nearest frequency peer: Mozambican (-3 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “MTP”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- monolingual
monolingual
37,665 corpus weight
- morass
morass
37,662 corpus weight
- morena
morena
37,661 corpus weight
- Mozambican
Mozambican
37,660 corpus weight
- MTP
MTP
37,657 corpus weight
- nanosecond
nanosecond
37,648 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “MTP” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | MTP |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #62,344 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “MTP” in English
Rare enough to double-check
MTP is uncommon English at frequency #62,344 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for MTP in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is MTP, spelled M-T-P.
Definition
- 1Initialism of Mail Transfer Protocol, superseded by SMTP.
- 2Initialism of Media Transfer Protocol, a generalization of PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol).
- 3Initialism of Multipurpose Transaction Protocol, a proprietary transport protocol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how MTP appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An important feature of MTP is its capability to relay mail from one transport environment to another.
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.
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