mímica

//ˈmi.mi.kɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,989

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

mímica is aPortuguesenoun. It means: arte de exprimir o pensamento por meio de gestos Pronounced /ˈmi.mi.kɐ/. Often confused with múmia and mimosa.

Key facts for mímica
PropertyValue
Headwordmímica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmi.mi.kɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,989
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mímica in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mímica is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmi.mi.kɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #44,989 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.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 mímica, with forms such as "mmíica", "mmímica", and "míimca". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "múmia", "mimosa", "mística", 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 Portuguese form is mímica, spelled M-Í-M-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    arte de exprimir o pensamento por meio de gestos
  2. 2
    o mesmo que gesticulação

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmíica,mmímica,míimca,mímcia,mímiac,mímicca,mímmica,ímmica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mímica

Misspelling Variants of "mímica"

mmíica6mmímica7míimca6mímcia6mímiac6mímicca7mímmica7ímmica6
Misspelling Variants of "mímica"

Frequency rank: #44,989 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mímica"?
"mímica" is spelled M-Í-M-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmi.mi.kɐ/.
What does "mímica" mean?
As a noun, "mímica" means: arte de exprimir o pensamento por meio de gestos
What words are commonly confused with "mímica"?
"mímica" is commonly confused with "múmia", "mimosa", "mística". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mímica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mímica" is /ˈmi.mi.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mímica" come from?
"mímica" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese 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.