Madura

name

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

The verdict

“Madura” is uncommon English (frequency #80,642 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,642
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Corpus desk

Index EN-madura · Madura · English

Madura · rank #80,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,642
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH malic

Nearest frequency peer: malic (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Madura”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Madura” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Madura
PropertyValue
HeadwordMadura
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,642
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Madura” in English

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

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “malic” (#80,644), “LVMH” (#80,639), “mannose” (#80,645). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Madura” is #80,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Madura is uncommon English at frequency #80,642 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Madura, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”). The correct English form is Madura, spelled M-A-D-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.

Etymology

From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”).

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 "Madura"?
"Madura" is spelled M-A-D-U-R-A.
What does "Madura" mean?
As a proper noun, "Madura" means: An island of Indonesia off the coast of Java.
What is the origin of the word "Madura"?
From Indonesian Madura, said to be from madu (“honey”) + dara (“girl”). 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 "Madura", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Lorton#80,634Masaru#80,654logout#80,629masted#80,655

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list