mausoleum
/ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/
"mausoleum" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mausoleum” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,253
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mausoleum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mausoleum” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around mausoleum (IPA /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,253 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mausoleum, with forms such as "amusoleum", "masuoleum", and "mauosleum". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders … The correct English form is mausoleum, spelled M-A-U-S-O-L-E-U-M.
Definition
- 1A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
- 2A gloomy, usually large room or building.
Etymology
From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named after Mausolus (?–395 BCE), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria, whose tomb was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amusoleum
- masuoleum
- mauosleum
- mausloeum
- mausoelum
- mausolemu
- mausoleumm
- mausolleum
- mausoluem
- maussoleum
- mmausoleum
- muasoleum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mausoleum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “mausoleum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-U-S-O-L-E-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.