mignon

\mi.ɲɔ̃\

/\mi.ɲɔ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“mignon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,861
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui, dans son apparence menue, offre de la grâce et de la gentillesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mignon · mignon · French

mignon · rank #3,861 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,861
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH maritime

Nearest frequency peer: maritime (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mignon »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mignon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mignon vs mino
67% similar
mignon vs minou
67% similar
mignon vs minor
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mignon
PropertyValue
Headwordmignon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mi.ɲɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,861
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mignon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mignonse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « maritime » (#3,860), « nan » (#3,862), « Joe » (#3,859). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mignon » est au #3,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mignon (IPA \mi.ɲɔ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,861 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mignon, with forms such as "imgnon", "mginon", and "miggnon". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "mino", "minou", "minor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mignon, spelled M-I-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui, dans son apparence menue, offre de la grâce et de la gentillesse.
  2. 2
    Séduisant, qui est de nature à plaire, sexuellement attirant.
  3. 3
    Tendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mignon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sans être ce qu’on appelle un beau garçon, j’étais bien pris dans ma petite taille, j’avais un joli pied, une jambe fine, l’air dégagé, la physionomie animée, la bouche mignonne, les sourcils et les cheveux noirs, les yeux petits et même enfoncés, mais qui lançaient avec force le feu dont mon sang était embrasé.
  2. — Bonjour, monsieur, dit le vieil homme. Le soleil est mignon. Et ce qu’il y a de bon, je vais vous dire, c’est qu’il ne pleuvra pas.

Synonyms

meugnoncute

This word in other languages

cute(English)encantador(Español)hübsch(Deutsch)atraente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imgnon
  • mginon
  • miggnon
  • mignno
  • mignnon
  • mignonn
  • migonn
  • mingon
  • mmignon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mignon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imgnon2mginon2miggnon1mignno2mignnon1mignonn1migonn2mingon2
Edit distance from "mignon"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mignon"?
"mignon" is spelled M-I-G-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ɲɔ̃\.
What does "mignon" mean?
As an adjective, "mignon" means: Qui, dans son apparence menue, offre de la grâce et de la gentillesse.
What words are commonly confused with "mignon"?
"mignon" is commonly confused with "mino", "minou", "minor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mignon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mignon" is \mi.ɲɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mignon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mignon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list