# Madsen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,788

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Madsen.

## Easily confused with
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-mason)
- **maven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-maven)
- **masses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-masses)
- **maiden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-maiden)
- **Manson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-manson)
- **Massey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-massey)
- **Maison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-maison)
- **massed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-massed)
- **Malden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-malden)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-marten)
- **Marsden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-marsden)
- **made** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/made-vs-madsen)
- **madge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madge-vs-madsen)
- **madden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madden-vs-madsen)
- **madman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madman-vs-madsen)
- **madmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madmen-vs-madsen)
- **madder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madder-vs-madsen)
- **Madison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madison-vs-madsen)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amdsen`, `maddsen`, `madesn`, `madsenn`, `madsne`, `madssen`, `masden`, `mdasen`, `mmadsen`

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