Martha
/ˈmɑɹθə/
"martha" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Martha” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,360
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-martha · Martha · English
Martha · rank #7,360 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,360
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH manufacture
Nearest frequency peer: manufacture (-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 “Martha”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Lauren
Lauren
92,644 corpus weight
- lawn
lawn
92,643 corpus weight
- manufacture
manufacture
92,642 corpus weight
- Martha
Martha
92,641 corpus weight
- Mercedes
Mercedes
92,639 corpus weight
- mistaken
mistaken
92,638 corpus weight
What this shows “Martha” 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 | Martha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɑɹθə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Martha”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Martha (IPA /ˈmɑɹθə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,360 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Martha, with forms such as "amrtha", "marhta", and "marrtha". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "math", "mata", "maths", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: * From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units. The correct English form is Martha, spelled M-A-R-T-H-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
- 2The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Martha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They wanted to call her Helen, but I did put my foot down there. Knowing what her mother and father looked like! I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible - but it was no good - waste of breath.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful.
Etymology
* From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amrtha
- marhta
- marrtha
- martah
- marthha
- marttha
- matrha
- mmartha
- mratha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Martha - 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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Martha", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).