magistracy
/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/
"magistracy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“magistracy” is uncommon English (frequency #77,889 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,889
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The dignity or office of a magistrate.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | magistracy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #77,889 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “magistracy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
magistracy is uncommon English at frequency #77,889 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for magistracy, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 magistrate + -cy. The correct English form is magistracy, spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-R-A-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The dignity or office of a magistrate.
- 2The collective body of magistrates.
Etymology
From magistrate + -cy.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “magistracy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-G-I-S-T-R-A-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.