maiolica

noun

"maiolica" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maiolica” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of majolica (“earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze”).

Key facts for maiolica
PropertyValue
Headwordmaiolica
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maiolica” sits in English frequency

maiolica falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maiolica is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of majolica (“earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze”).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maiolica, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is maiolica, spelled M-A-I-O-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of majolica (“earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maiolica"?
"maiolica" is spelled M-A-I-O-L-I-C-A.
What does "maiolica" mean?
As a noun, "maiolica" means: Alternative form of majolica (“earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze”).
What language does "maiolica" come from?
"maiolica" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “maiolica”

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

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