majolica

/məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/

//məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə// noun

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

The verdict

“majolica” is uncommon English (frequency #92,836 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,836
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-majolica · majolica · English

majolica · rank #92,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,836
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH majoritarian

Nearest frequency peer: majoritarian (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “majolica”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “majolica” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for majolica
PropertyValue
Headwordmajolica
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “majolica” in English

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).majolicafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “majoritarian” (#92,837), “maladministration” (#92,838), “manacles” (#92,840). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “majolica” is #92,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

majolica is uncommon English at frequency #92,836 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for majolica in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiolica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca. The correct English form is majolica, spelled M-A-J-O-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.
  2. 2
    Earthenware coated with opaque white tin-glaze, decorated with coloured metal oxide enamel(s).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Italian Vase [top, left, p.8] is Majolica, […] The Ewer [bottom, middle, p.8] is a Palissy vase.
  2. 1877, Leon Arnoux, Director, Minton & Co., British Manufacturing Industries POTTERY, page #:42 https://archive.org/stream/britishmanufact08goog#page/n56/mode/2up/search/palissy Majolica was produced for the first time by Messrs. Minton, in 1850, and they have been for many years the only producers of this article. The name of majolica is now applied indis…

Etymology

From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiolica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca.

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 "majolica"?
"majolica" is spelled M-A-J-O-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/.
What does "majolica" mean?
As a noun, "majolica" means: Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body.
How do you pronounce "majolica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "majolica" is /məˈd͡ʒɒlɪkə/. 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 "majolica"?
From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiolica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca. 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 "majolica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manacles#92,840Mandinka#92,843McKinlay#92,856longform#92,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list