maggie
/ˈmæɡi/noun
maggie is spelled M-A-G-G-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Maggie, the name). As a noun, maggie means “Any of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maggie is maggies.
How many letters and syllables are in maggie?
| Letters | 6: M-A-G-G-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maggie?
Maggie appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Maggie, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce maggie?
- /ˈmæɡi/
Maggie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maggie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with maggie
Also written: maggy.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of maggie
- maggies plural
- maggy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maggie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
- 2
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maggie come from?
From magpie + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).