Mägde

[ˈmɛːkdə]

/[ˈmɛːkdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mägde” is uncommon German (frequency #70,597 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,597
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Magd

Key facts for Mägde
PropertyValue
HeadwordMägde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɛːkdə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,597
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mägde” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mägde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mägde is uncommon German at frequency #70,597 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛːkdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mägde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Mägde, spelled M-Ä-G-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Magd
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Magd
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Magd

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mägde"?
"Mägde" is spelled M-Ä-G-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛːkdə].
What does "Mägde" mean?
As a noun, "Mägde" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Magd
How do you pronounce "Mägde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mägde" is [ˈmɛːkdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mägde" come from?
"Mägde" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Mägde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Ä-G-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɛːkdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list