Macedonia

/ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/

//ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə// name

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"macedonia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Macedonia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,893
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania an...

Corpus desk

Index EN-macedonia · Macedonia · English

Macedonia · rank #17,893 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,893
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mandy

Nearest frequency peer: Mandy (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Macedonia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Macedonia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

Macedonia vs Macedonian
90% similar

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

Key facts for Macedonia
PropertyValue
HeadwordMacedonia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,893
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Macedonia”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Macedonialands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mandy” (#17,894), “loosen” (#17,891), “masculinity” (#17,895). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Macedonia” is #17,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Macedonia (IPA /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,893 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Macedonia, with forms such as "amcedonia", "maccedonia", and "macdeonia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Macedonian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”). Doublet of macedoine. The correct English form is Macedonia, spelled M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.
  2. 2
    An ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
  3. 3
    Former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans.
  4. 4
    A geographic region and former administrative region of Greece, comprising the regions of West Macedonia, Central Macedonia and the East Macedonia part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
  5. 5
    A geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia.
  6. 6
    A former constituent republic of Yugoslavia.
  7. 7
    A former province of the Roman Empire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But all this took time and delayed the start of the Communist-led uprising in Macedonia until October 11, 1941, that is, almost three months after it began in other parts of Yugoslavia. The CPY only had a few members in Macedonia at the time […]

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”). Doublet of macedoine.

Synonyms

Greater MacedoniaVardaskaMacedonformer Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFormer Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFYROMMacedonia-SkopjeMonkeydoniaNew MacedoniaNorthern MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaRepublic of Northern MacedoniaRepublic of North MacedoniaSocialist Republic of MacedoniaVardar MacedoniaYugoslav Republic of MacedoniaAegean MacedoniaGreek MacedoniaSouthern MacedoniaSouth MacedoniaBulgarian MacedoniaPirin Macedonia

This word in other languages

Macedonia(Español)Macédoine(Français)Makedonien(Deutsch)Macedônia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amcedonia
  • maccedonia
  • macdeonia
  • maceddonia
  • macednoia
  • macedoina
  • macedonai
  • macedonnia
  • maceodnia
  • maecdonia
  • mcaedonia
  • mmacedonia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Macedonia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amcedonia2maccedonia1macdeonia2maceddonia1macednoia2macedoina2macedonai2macedonnia1
Edit distance from "Macedonia"

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 "Macedonia"?
"Macedonia" is spelled M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/.
What does "Macedonia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Macedonia" means: A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania an...
What words are commonly confused with "Macedonia"?
"Macedonia" is commonly confused with "Macedonian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Macedonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Macedonia" is /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/. 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 "Macedonia"?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”). Doublet of macedoine. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

lifespan12 variantslegality12 variantslauncher12 variantsmorphine12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list