maul
/mɔːl/
"maul" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maul” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,913
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maul · maul · English
maul · rank #32,913 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,913
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH matrimonial
Nearest frequency peer: matrimonial (-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 “maul”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- materialized
materialized
67,090 corpus weight
- matrimonial
matrimonial
67,089 corpus weight
- maul
maul
67,088 corpus weight
- mayne
mayne
67,087 corpus weight
- McKnight
McKnight
67,086 corpus weight
- meandering
meandering
67,085 corpus weight
What this shows “maul” 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 | maul |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɔːl/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #32,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “maul”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around maul (IPA /mɔːl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,913 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for maul, with forms such as "amul", "malu", and "maull". 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, "ML", "mu", "may", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus. The correct English form is maul, spelled M-A-U-L.
Definition
- 1A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- 2A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
- 3The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
Etymology
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amul
- malu
- maull
- mmaul
- mual
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maul - 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 "maul", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).