magic word
/ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/
"magic-word" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“magic word” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | magic word |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “magic word” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
magic word is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for magic word, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is magic word, spelled M-A-G-I-C- -W-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
- 2One of the words please, thank you, or hello.
- 3Any word that is considered very significant in a certain situation or context.
- 4A string of text having some special function or purpose.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “magic word”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-G-I-C- -W-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.