Magdalena
[makdaˈleːna]
The verdict
“Magdalena” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,432
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Magdalena |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [makdaˈleːna] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #13,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Magdalena” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Magdalena (IPA [makdaˈleːna]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,432 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magdalena, with forms such as "amgdalena", "madgalena", and "magadlena". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Magdalena, spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Vorname
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amgdalena
- madgalena
- magadlena
- magdaelna
- magdalean
- magdalenna
- magdallena
- magdalnea
- magddalena
- magdlaena
- maggdalena
- mgadalena
- mmagdalena
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Magdalena - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Magdalena”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [makdaˈleːna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.