mimo

/ˈmi.mu/

//ˈmi.mu// noun

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The verdict

“mimo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,094
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - coisa delicada que dá ou se oferece; presente

Corpus desk

Index PT-mimo · mimo · Portuguese

mimo · rank #22,094 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,094
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH monastério

Nearest frequency peer: monastério (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “mimo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “mimo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

mimo vs mo
50% similar
mimo vs min
50% similar
mimo vs mix
50% similar

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

Key facts for mimo
PropertyValue
Headwordmimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmi.mu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,094
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “mimo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mimocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “monastério” (#22,097), “mer” (#22,090), “notificar” (#22,101). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “mimo” fica em #22,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mimo (IPA /ˈmi.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,094 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mimo, with forms such as "immo", "mimmo", and "miom". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mo", "min", "mix", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Portuguese form is mimo, spelled M-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    coisa delicada que dá ou se oferece; presente
  2. 2
    afago, carinho
  3. 3
    primor, delicadeza, gentileza
  4. 4
    pessoa ou coisa graciosa, encantadora

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um mimo para aficionados e curiosos no assunto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immo
  • mimmo
  • miom
  • mmimo
  • mmio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immo2mimmo1miom2mmimo1mmio2
Edit distance from "mimo"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mimo"?
"mimo" is spelled M-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmi.mu/.
What does "mimo" mean?
As a noun, "mimo" means: coisa delicada que dá ou se oferece; presente
What words are commonly confused with "mimo"?
"mimo" is commonly confused with "mo", "min", "mix". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mimo" is /ˈmi.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mimo" come from?
"mimo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hera#22,045even#22,024soda#22,167vita#22,188

Similar misspelling depth

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

caco5 variantscerro5 variantsfado5 variantsrego5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list