Maxine
/mækˈsiːn/
"maxine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Maxine” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,999
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maxine · Maxine · English
Maxine · rank #20,999 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,999
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Melinda
Nearest frequency peer: Melinda (+2 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 “Maxine”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- manipulative
manipulative
79,007 corpus weight
- marginally
marginally
79,006 corpus weight
- Marjorie
Marjorie
79,005 corpus weight
- Maxine
Maxine
79,002 corpus weight
- Melinda
Melinda
79,000 corpus weight
- microbiology
microbiology
78,998 corpus weight
What this shows “Maxine” 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 | Maxine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /mækˈsiːn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #20,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Maxine”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Maxine (IPA /mækˈsiːn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,999 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Latin.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maxine, with forms such as "amxine", "maixne", and "maxien". 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, "mine", "mayne", "mixing", 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 Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century. The correct English form is Maxine, spelled M-A-X-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Maxine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her real name suggested a second runner-up for a Junior Miss pageant, or maybe a budding actress whose real name is Wanda Maxine Smith.
State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal agents.
Etymology
From Max + -ine. An English feminine form of Max coined at the end of the nineteenth century.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amxine
- maixne
- maxien
- maxinne
- maxnie
- maxxine
- mmaxine
- mxaine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maxine - 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 "Maxine", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).