Maryland
/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/
"maryland" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Maryland” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,539 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #4,539
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
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 | Maryland |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Maryland” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Maryland is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,539 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maryland, with forms such as "amryland", "marlyand", and "marryland". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mainland", "Maitland", "Marchand", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England. The correct English form is Maryland, spelled M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
- 2A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
- 3A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
- 4A town in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.
- 5A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
- 6A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
- 7A hamlet in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5105).
- 8A county of Liberia. Capital: Harper.
- 9A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 10A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- 11A surname.
Etymology
From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amryland,marlyand,marryland,maryalnd,maryladn,marylandd,marylannd,marylland,marylnad,maryyland,mayrland,mmaryland,mrayland
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maryland - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "Maryland"?
What does "Maryland" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Maryland"?
How do you pronounce "Maryland"?
What is the origin of the word "Maryland"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Maryland”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mainland” - see the side-by-side comparison. Maryland vs mainland
- 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.