maharaja
/ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
"maharaja" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maharaja” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,236
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maharaja |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maharaja” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around maharaja (IPA /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,236 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for maharaja, with forms such as "amharaja", "maahraja", and "mahaarja". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698. The correct English form is maharaja, spelled M-A-H-A-R-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amharaja
- maahraja
- mahaarja
- maharaaj
- maharajja
- maharjaa
- maharraja
- mahharaja
- mahraaja
- mhaaraja
- mmaharaja
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maharaja - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “maharaja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-H-A-R-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.