# Maude

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #27,211

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
2. A locality in the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

## Easily confused with
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mud)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mode)
- **mute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mute)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maze)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-muse)
- **mule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mule)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maui)
- **maul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maul)
- **mudd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mudd)
- **muda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-muda)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maybe)
- **mouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mouse)
- **Mazda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mazda)
- **Meade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-meade)
- **monde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-monde)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mayne)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maura)
- **mauve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-mauve)
- **Maurer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maurer)
- **mad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mad-vs-maude)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amude`, `madue`, `maudde`, `maued`, `mmaude`, `muade`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maude