maize
/meɪz/
"maize" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maize” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,616
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maize · maize · English
maize · rank #18,616 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,616
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Maharashtra
Nearest frequency peer: Maharashtra (-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 “maize”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- 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
- marginalized
marginalized
81,382 corpus weight
What this shows “maize” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /meɪz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #18,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “maize”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around maize (IPA /meɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,616 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for maize, with forms such as "amize", "maiez", and "maizze". 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, "miz", "Mie", "make", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki. The correct English form is maize, spelled M-A-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But alass! these, when they had maize (yt is, Indean corne) they thought it as good as a feast, and wanted not only for 5. days togeather, but some time 2. or 3. months togeather, and neither had bread nor any kind of corne.
A fundamental creative act of American man was the development of maize. For it was maize that made possible and sustained the whole Peruvian civilization as well as Mexican and Central American ones. Exactly where it originated is not known, but corn was found in pre-Mayan graves dating to 3000 B.C.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amize
- maiez
- maizze
- mazie
- miaze
- mmaize
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maize - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "maize"?
What does "maize" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "maize"?
How do you pronounce "maize"?
What is the origin of the word "maize"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maize", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).