Machynlleth

name

"machynlleth" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Machynlleth” is uncommon English (frequency #95,097 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,097
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A market town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SH7400).

Corpus desk

Index EN-machynlleth · Machynlleth · English

Machynlleth · rank #95,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,097
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH macky

Nearest frequency peer: macky (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Machynlleth”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Machynlleth” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Machynlleth
PropertyValue
HeadwordMachynlleth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Machynlleth” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “macky” (#95,098), “MacPhail” (#95,099), “lynchpin” (#95,093). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Machynlleth” is #95,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Machynlleth is uncommon English at frequency #95,097 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A market town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SH7400).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Machynlleth, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Welsh. The correct English form is Machynlleth, spelled M-A-C-H-Y-N-L-L-E-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A market town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SH7400).

Etymology

From Welsh.

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 "Machynlleth"?
"Machynlleth" is spelled M-A-C-H-Y-N-L-L-E-T-H.
What does "Machynlleth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Machynlleth" means: A market town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SH7400).
What is the origin of the word "Machynlleth"?
From Welsh. 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 "Machynlleth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list