Machiavelli
"machiavelli" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Machiavelli” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,747
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Machiavelli |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Machiavelli” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Machiavelli, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,747 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Machiavelli, with forms such as "amchiavelli", "macchiavelli", and "machaivelli". 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from Italian mal- + chiavello, in which the second component is a diminutive of chiavo (“nail”). The name is attested in a Late Latin document in the form Malclavelli. The correct English form is Machiavelli, spelled M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I.
Definition
- 1Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods.
Etymology
Probably from Italian mal- + chiavello, in which the second component is a diminutive of chiavo (“nail”). The name is attested in a Late Latin document in the form Malclavelli.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amchiavelli
- macchiavelli
- machaivelli
- machhiavelli
- machiaevlli
- machiaveli
- machiavelil
- machiavleli
- machiavvelli
- machivaelli
- macihavelli
- mahciavelli
- mcahiavelli
- mmachiavelli
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Machiavelli - 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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Machiavelli”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-C-H-I-A-V-E-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.