madame

/məˈdæm/

//məˈdæm// noun

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"madame" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“madame” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,627
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of madam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-madame · madame · English

madame · rank #9,627 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,627
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maggie

Nearest frequency peer: Maggie (+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 “madame”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “madame” 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).

madame vs made
67% similar
madame vs madge
67% similar
madame vs manage
67% similar

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

Key facts for madame
PropertyValue
Headwordmadame
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈdæm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,627
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “madame”

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).madamelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Maggie” (#9,628), “Lyon” (#9,625), “Marion” (#9,629). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “madame” is #9,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around madame (IPA /məˈdæm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,627 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of madam.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for madame, with forms such as "amdame", "maadme", and "madaem". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "made", "madge", "manage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna. The correct English form is madame, spelled M-A-D-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of madam.

Etymology

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amdame
  • maadme
  • madaem
  • madamme
  • maddame
  • madmae
  • mdaame
  • mmadame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madame - 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.

amdame2maadme2madaem2madamme1maddame1madmae2mdaame2mmadame1
Edit distance from "madame"

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 "madame"?
"madame" is spelled M-A-D-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈdæm/.
What does "madame" mean?
As a noun, "madame" means: Alternative form of madam.
What words are commonly confused with "madame"?
"madame" is commonly confused with "made", "madge", "manage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madame" is /məˈdæm/. 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 "madame"?
Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna. 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 "madame", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maggie#9,628Marion#9,629lacked#9,622ironic#9,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list