Madisonville

name

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"madisonville" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Madisonville” is uncommon English (frequency #97,262 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,262
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A home rule city, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

Key facts for Madisonville
PropertyValue
HeadwordMadisonville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Madisonville” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Madisonville is uncommon English at frequency #97,262 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Madisonville, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Madison + -ville. The correct English form is Madisonville, spelled M-A-D-I-S-O-N-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A home rule city, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  2. 2
    A town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    A neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.
  6. 6
    A city, the county seat of Madison County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

From Madison + -ville.

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 "Madisonville"?
"Madisonville" is spelled M-A-D-I-S-O-N-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Madisonville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Madisonville" means: A home rule city, the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Madisonville"?
From Madison + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Madisonville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-D-I-S-O-N-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list