archmage

/ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/

//ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ// noun

"archmage" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“archmage” is an uncommon English word, ranked #98,980 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#98,980
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A very powerful mage.

Key facts for archmage
PropertyValue
Headwordarchmage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “archmage” sits in English 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). archmage lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for archmage is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #98,980 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A very powerful mage.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for archmage, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From arch- + mage. The correct English form is archmage, spelled A-R-C-H-M-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A very powerful mage.

Etymology

From arch- + mage.

This word in other languages

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "archmage"?
"archmage" is spelled A-R-C-H-M-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/.
What does "archmage" mean?
As a noun, "archmage" means: A very powerful mage.
How do you pronounce "archmage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "archmage" is /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "archmage"?
From arch- + mage. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “archmage”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-C-H-M-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list