mike
\ˈmai̯k\
The verdict
“mike” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,004 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,004
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine M.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mike |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmai̯k\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mike” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mike is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈmai̯k\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,004 in overall French 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 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mike, with forms such as "imke", "miek", and "mikke". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MK", "mis", "Mme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mike, spelled M-I-K-E.
Definition
- 1(radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine M.
- 2Pavillon du code international des signaux maritimes correspondant à la lettre M.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imke,miek,mikke,mkie,mmike
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mike - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “mike”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-I-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈmai̯k\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “MK” - see the side-by-side comparison. mike vs MK
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.