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
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The hymen.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maidenhead · maidenhead · English

maidenhead · rank #46,040 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,040
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Malagasy

Nearest frequency peer: Malagasy (+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 “maidenhead”

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

corpus weight

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

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “maidenhead”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).maidenheadlands 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 “Malagasy” (#46,041), “Lytton” (#46,037), “Malin” (#46,043). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “maidenhead” is #46,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around maidenhead, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,040 among 4,057 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
  2. Put in but little Silver or Gold, for if you do, you quite spoil the Compoſition ; but inſtead thereof, add of Tradeſmens Bills for Cloaths, to the Value of 100 l. [¶] Laſtly, Take away the Girl's Maidenhead, and then the Compoſition is fit for Uſe.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list