maidenhead

noun

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"maidenhead" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maidenhead” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,040
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The hymen.

Key facts for maidenhead
PropertyValue
Headwordmaidenhead
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,040
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maidenhead” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around maidenhead, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,040 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for maidenhead, with forms such as "amidenhead", "madienhead", and "maiddenhead". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From maiden + -head. The correct English form is maidenhead, spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-E-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The hymen.
  2. 2
    Virginity.

Etymology

From maiden + -head.

This word in other languages

virginité(Français)Jungfräulichkeit(Deutsch)hímen(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amidenhead
  • madienhead
  • maiddenhead
  • maidehnead
  • maidenehad
  • maidenhaed
  • maidenheadd
  • maidenheda
  • maidenhhead
  • maidennhead
  • maidnehead
  • maiednhead
  • miadenhead
  • mmaidenhead

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amidenhead2madienhead2maiddenhead1maidehnead2maidenehad2maidenhaed2maidenheadd1maidenheda2
Edit distance from "maidenhead"

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 "maidenhead"?
"maidenhead" is spelled M-A-I-D-E-N-H-E-A-D.
What does "maidenhead" mean?
As a noun, "maidenhead" means: The hymen.
What are common misspellings of "maidenhead"?
Common misspellings include "amidenhead", "madienhead", "maiddenhead", "maidehnead", "maidenehad". The correct spelling is "maidenhead".
What is the origin of the word "maidenhead"?
From maiden + -head. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “maidenhead”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-I-D-E-N-H-E-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list