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How to spell mike

hear itmike/maɪk/nounSounds

What it means: A name for a boy or man.

In a sentence: Mike likes to ride his bike in the park.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as mic or mikee.

Same family: microphone, mic, amplifier, headset. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Mike” is an informal shortened spelling of “microphone,” influenced by the pronunciation of its first syllable. The alternative abbreviation “mic” later became common in audio engineering and music industries.

Patterns it uses: Drop the e before a suffix?

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