Miguel

/[miˈɣ̞el]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,251

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Miguel is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón. Pronounced [miˈɣ̞el]. It ranks #1,251 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Mikel and Miquel.

Key facts for Miguel
PropertyValue
HeadwordMiguel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[miˈɣ̞el]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,251
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Miguel in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Miguel is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miˈɣ̞el]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,251 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Miguel, with forms such as "imguel", "mgiuel", and "migeul". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Mikel", "Miquel", "miel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Miguel, spelled M-I-G-U-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.
  2. 2
    Apellido

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imguel,mgiuel,migeul,migguel,miguell,migule,miugel,mmiguel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Miguel

Misspelling Variants of "Miguel"

imguel6mgiuel6migeul6migguel7miguell7migule6miugel6mmiguel7
Misspelling Variants of "Miguel"

Frequency rank: #1,251 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Miguel"?
"Miguel" is spelled M-I-G-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɣ̞el].
What does "Miguel" mean?
As a name, "Miguel" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
What words are commonly confused with "Miguel"?
"Miguel" is commonly confused with "Mikel", "Miquel", "miel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Miguel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Miguel" is [miˈɣ̞el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Miguel" come from?
"Miguel" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Spanish index:

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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.