madstone
/ˈmadstəʊn/
"madstone" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“madstone” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal.
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Index EN-madstone · madstone · English
madstone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | madstone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmadstəʊn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “madstone” in English
Rare enough to double-check
madstone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmadstəʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for madstone, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mad + stone. The correct English form is madstone, spelled M-A-D-S-T-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1A stone believed to have the power to heal the bite of a rabid or venomous animal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how madstone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I gathered my things and asked the Negroes to return the scalps they'd stolen, along with my madstone.
Etymology
From mad + stone.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.