might

/\ˈmaɪt\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,599

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

might is aFrenchnoun. It means: Force, puissance. Pronounced \ˈmaɪt\. Often confused with mit and mint.

Key facts for might
PropertyValue
Headwordmight
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmaɪt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,599
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of might in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for might is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈmaɪt\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,599 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Force, puissance.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for might, with forms such as "imght", "mgiht", and "migght". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "mit", "mint", "mist", 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 French form is might, spelled M-I-G-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Force, puissance.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imght,mgiht,migght,mighht,mightt,migth,mihgt,mmight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for might

Misspelling Variants of "might"

imght5mgiht5migght6mighht6mightt6migth5mihgt5mmight6
Misspelling Variants of "might"

Frequency rank: #35,599 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "might"?
"might" is spelled M-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmaɪt\.
What does "might" mean?
As a noun, "might" means: Force, puissance.
What words are commonly confused with "might"?
"might" is commonly confused with "mit", "mint", "mist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "might"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "might" is \ˈmaɪt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "might" come from?
"might" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.