magazine

/mæɡ.əˈziːn/

//mæɡ.əˈziːn// noun

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"magazine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“magazine” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,869
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

Corpus desk

Index EN-magazine · magazine · English

magazine · rank #1,869 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,869
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mad

Nearest frequency peer: mad (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “magazine”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “magazine” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

magazine vs magazines
89% similar
magazine vs margarine
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for magazine
PropertyValue
Headwordmagazine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mæɡ.əˈziːn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,869
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “magazine”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mad” (#1,868), “martin” (#1,870), “lovely” (#1,867). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “magazine” is #1,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around magazine (IPA /mæɡ.əˈziːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,869 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for magazine, with forms such as "amgazine", "maagzine", and "magaizne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "magazines", "margarine", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der. Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan) Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor. Italian magazzinoder. Middle French magasinder. Middle English magasyne English magazine From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, st… The correct English form is magazine, spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
  2. 2
    A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
  3. 3
    An ammunition storehouse.
  4. 4
    An ammunition storehouse.
  5. 5
    A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
  6. 6
    A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
  7. 7
    A country or district especially rich in natural products.
  8. 8
    A city viewed as a marketing center.
  9. 9
    A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
  10. 10
    A collection of Teletext pages.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how magazine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. After several months' delay, The Emerald City, New York's hour-long gay television show, is on the air. In magazine format, the show offers interviews, gay news and commentary, visits to New York's entertainment spots and gay shows, and a bit of camping from George Sardi.
  2. He all thir Ammunition / And feats of War defeats / With plain Heroic magnitude of mind / And celeſtial vigour arm’d, / Thir Armories and Magazins contemns, / Renders them uſeleſs, while / With winged expedition / Swift as the lightning glance he executes / His errand on the wicked, who ſurpris’d / Loſe thir defence diſtracted and amaz’d.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der. Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan) Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor. Italian magazzinoder. Middle French magasinder. Middle English magasyne English magazine From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.

This word in other languages

revista(Español)magazine(Français)Zeitschrift(Deutsch)revista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgazine
  • maagzine
  • magaizne
  • magazien
  • magazinne
  • magaznie
  • magazzine
  • maggazine
  • magzaine
  • mgaazine
  • mmagazine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of magazine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amgazine2maagzine2magaizne2magazien2magazinne1magaznie2magazzine1maggazine1
Edit distance from "magazine"

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 "magazine"?
"magazine" is spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mæɡ.əˈziːn/.
What does "magazine" mean?
As a noun, "magazine" means: A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
What words are commonly confused with "magazine"?
"magazine" is commonly confused with "magazines", "margarine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magazine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magazine" is /mæɡ.əˈziːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "magazine"?
Etymology tree Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der. Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan) Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor. Italian magazzinoder. Middle French magasinder. Middle English magasyne English magazine From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“war... 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 "magazine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list