maidan

/maɪˈdɑːn/

//maɪˈdɑːn// noun

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

The verdict

“maidan” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,248
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maidan · maidan · English

maidan · rank #43,248 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magdalen

Nearest frequency peer: Magdalen (-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 “maidan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “maidan” 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).

maidan vs main
67% similar
maidan vs Milan
50% similar
maidan vs Mazda
50% similar

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

Key facts for maidan
PropertyValue
Headwordmaidan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/maɪˈdɑːn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,248
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “maidan”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).maidanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Magdalen” (#43,247), “mair” (#43,249), “Maeve” (#43,246). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “maidan” is #43,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around maidan (IPA /maɪˈdɑːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,248 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for maidan, with forms such as "amidan", "madian", and "maiadn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "main", "Milan", "Mazda", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindustani میدان (medān) / मैदान (maidān), and its source, Persian میدان (meydân, maydān, “town-square or central place of gathering”), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), itself an Iranian borrowing (see the Arabic entry for more), from Proto-Iranian *mady… The correct English form is maidan, spelled M-A-I-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Inland, the prospect alters. There is an oval maidan, and a long sallow hospital.
  2. Below on the amorphous brown-violet meidan by the railway station […].

Etymology

From Hindustani میدان (medān) / मैदान (maidān), and its source, Persian میدان (meydân, maydān, “town-square or central place of gathering”), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), itself an Iranian borrowing (see the Arabic entry for more), from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from *mádyah (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱδiia), Sanskrit मध्य (madhya), Latin medius.

This word in other languages

meidán(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amidan
  • madian
  • maiadn
  • maidann
  • maiddan
  • maidna
  • miadan
  • mmaidan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maidan - 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.

amidan2madian2maiadn2maidann1maiddan1maidna2miadan2mmaidan1
Edit distance from "maidan"

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 "maidan"?
"maidan" is spelled M-A-I-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /maɪˈdɑːn/.
What does "maidan" mean?
As a noun, "maidan" means: A marketplace or other open space in or by a city or town; an esplanade.
What words are commonly confused with "maidan"?
"maidan" is commonly confused with "main", "Milan", "Mazda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maidan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maidan" is /maɪˈdɑːn/. 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 "maidan"?
From Hindustani میدان (medān) / मैदान (maidān), and its source, Persian میدان (meydân, maydān, “town-square or central place of gathering”), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), itself an Iranian borrowing (see the Arabic entry for more), from Proto-Ira... 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 "maidan", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list