Maharashtra
"maharashtra" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Maharashtra” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,615
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).
Corpus desk
Index EN-maharashtra · Maharashtra · English
Maharashtra · rank #18,615 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,615
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH ludicrous
Nearest frequency peer: ludicrous (-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 “Maharashtra”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- loom
loom
81,389 corpus weight
- ludicrous
ludicrous
81,387 corpus weight
- Maharashtra
Maharashtra
81,386 corpus weight
- maize
maize
81,385 corpus weight
- malice
malice
81,384 corpus weight
- manu
manu
81,383 corpus weight
What this shows “Maharashtra” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maharashtra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #18,615 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Maharashtra”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Maharashtra, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,615 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maharashtra, with forms such as "amharashtra", "maahrashtra", and "mahaarshtra". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), derived from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), a dynasty that once ruled the area. In Sanskrit, the word राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) means “nation” or “dominion”. Other theories indicate th… The correct English form is Maharashtra, spelled M-A-H-A-R-A-S-H-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maharashtra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Etymology
From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra), derived from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), a dynasty that once ruled the area. In Sanskrit, the word राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) means “nation” or “dominion”. Other theories indicate that the word "rāṣṭra" in this context derives from रत्त (ratta) (a corruption of “Rashtrakuta”, a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as राष्ट्रिक (rāṣṭrika) (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or रथ (ratha, “chariot”). Doublet of Maratha.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amharashtra
- maahrashtra
- mahaarshtra
- maharahstra
- maharashhtra
- maharashrta
- maharashtar
- maharashtrra
- maharashttra
- maharasshtra
- maharasthra
- maharrashtra
- maharsahtra
- mahharashtra
- mahraashtra
- mhaarashtra
- mmaharashtra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maharashtra - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maharashtra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).