# madge

> English word · Noun · IPA /mæd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #34,174

## Definitions
1. The barn owl.
2. The magpie.

## Etymology
See the etymology at magpie for a related discussion.

## Easily confused with
- **mag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mag)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-make)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-male)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mode)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mate)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-maze)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mare)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mane)
- **maga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-maga)
- **mage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mage)
- **Mags** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mags)
- **magi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-magi)
- **mang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-mang)
- **marg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-marg)
- **Madi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-madi)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-maybe)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-marie)
- **Maine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-maine)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-manga)
- **maple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-maple)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amdge`, `maddge`, `madeg`, `madgge`, `magde`, `mdage`, `mmadge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/madge