Magdala
"magdala" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Magdala” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Corpus desk
Index EN-magdala · Magdala · English
Magdala · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Magdala |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Magdala” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Magdala is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Magdala in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From an Aramaic source meaning, tower. The correct English form is Magdala, spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1An ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Etymology
From an Aramaic source meaning, tower.
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.