# Mx

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪks/ · frequency rank #18,635

## Definitions
1. A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.

## Etymology
Coined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mx-vs-my)
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mx-vs-mya)
- **m** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/m-vs-mx)
- **ME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/me-vs-mx)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mr-vs-mx)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ms-vs-mx)
- **MM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mm-vs-mx)
- **MA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ma-vs-mx)
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mo-vs-mx)
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mi-vs-mx)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mp-vs-mx)
- **MD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/md-vs-mx)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mt-vs-mx)
- **MG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mg-vs-mx)
- **MC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mc-vs-mx)
- **ML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ml-vs-mx)
- **MB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mb-vs-mx)
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mn-vs-mx)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mu-vs-mx)
- **MK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mk-vs-mx)

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