magazines

/mæɡəˈziːnz/

//mæɡəˈziːnz// noun

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"magazines" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“magazines” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,375
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of magazine

Corpus desk

Index EN-magazines · magazines · English

magazines · rank #6,375 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,375
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lucy

Nearest frequency peer: Lucy (-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 “magazines”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “magazines” 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).

magazines vs magazine
89% similar

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

Key facts for magazines
PropertyValue
Headwordmagazines
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mæɡəˈziːnz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,375
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “magazines”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).magazineslands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “Lucy” (#6,374), “matrix” (#6,376), “lo” (#6,373). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “magazines” is #6,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around magazines (IPA /mæɡəˈziːnz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,375 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of magazine".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for magazines, with forms such as "amgazines", "maagzines", and "magaiznes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "magazine", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is magazines, spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of magazine

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgazines
  • maagzines
  • magaiznes
  • magaziens
  • magaziness
  • magazinnes
  • magazinse
  • magaznies
  • magazzines
  • maggazines
  • magzaines
  • mgaazines
  • mmagazines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of magazines - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amgazines2maagzines2magaiznes2magaziens2magaziness1magazinnes1magazinse2magaznies2
Edit distance from "magazines"

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 "magazines"?
"magazines" is spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /mæɡəˈziːnz/.
What does "magazines" mean?
As a noun, "magazines" means: plural of magazine
What words are commonly confused with "magazines"?
"magazines" is commonly confused with "magazine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magazines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magazines" is /mæɡəˈziːnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magazines" come from?
"magazines" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "magazines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

measuring#6,377miserable#6,378Newcastle#6,385preserved#6,397

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

displays13 variantscharming13 variantsvariation13 variantschambers13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list