mims

\mims\

/\mims\/ adj

The verdict

“mims” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mignon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mims · mims · French

mims · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mims
PropertyValue
Headwordmims
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mims\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mims » en français

mimssiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mims is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mims\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mignon.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mims, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is mims, spelled M-I-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mignon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce petit bout haut comme trois pommes est juste trop mims !

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mims"?
"mims" is spelled M-I-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mims\.
What does "mims" mean?
As an adjective, "mims" means: Mignon.
How do you pronounce "mims"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mims" is \mims\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mims" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list