magnet

/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/

//ˈmæɡ.nɪt// noun

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"magnet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“magnet” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,724
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-magnet · magnet · English

magnet · rank #10,724 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,724
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Madonna

Nearest frequency peer: Madonna (-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 “magnet”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “magnet” 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).

magnet vs mane
67% similar
magnet vs Maine
50% similar
magnet vs Monet
50% similar

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

Key facts for magnet
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæɡ.nɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,724
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “magnet”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).magnetlands 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 “Madonna” (#10,723), “mann” (#10,725), “longtime” (#10,722). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “magnet” is #10,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around magnet (IPA /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,724 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for magnet, with forms such as "amgnet", "magent", and "maggnet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "mane", "Maine", "Monet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after t… The correct English form is magnet, spelled M-A-G-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
  2. 2
    An alluring or attractive person or thing.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of magnet link.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how magnet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He always had a girl on his arm – he's a bit of a babe magnet.
  2. Iron and coal were the magnets that drew railways to this land of lovely valleys and silent mountains—for such it was a century-and-a-half ago, before man blackened the valleys with the smoke of his forges, scarred the green hills with his shafts and waste-heaps, and drove the salmon from the quiet Rhondda and the murmuring Taff.

Etymology

From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (whence came the colonists who founded the city in Lydia). Related to manganese, magnesia and magnesium.

This word in other languages

imán(Español)aimant(Français)Magnet(Deutsch)íman(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgnet
  • magent
  • maggnet
  • magnett
  • magnnet
  • magnte
  • manget
  • mganet
  • mmagnet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of magnet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amgnet2magent2maggnet1magnett1magnnet1magnte2manget2mganet2
Edit distance from "magnet"

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 "magnet"?
"magnet" is spelled M-A-G-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/.
What does "magnet" mean?
As a noun, "magnet" means: A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
What words are commonly confused with "magnet"?
"magnet" is commonly confused with "mane", "Maine", "Monet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magnet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magnet" is /ˈmæɡ.nɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "magnet"?
From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list