Mayflower

name

"mayflower" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mayflower” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,825
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mayflower · Mayflower · English

Mayflower · rank #35,825 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,825
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH massed

Nearest frequency peer: massed (-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 “Mayflower”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Mayflower” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mayflower
PropertyValue
HeadwordMayflower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,825
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mayflower”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Mayflowerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “massed” (#35,823), “Mekong” (#35,827), “mashup” (#35,822). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mayflower” is #35,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Mayflower, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,825 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mayflower, with forms such as "amyflower", "mafylower", and "mayfflower". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mayflower. The correct English form is Mayflower, spelled M-A-Y-F-L-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

Etymology

From mayflower.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amyflower
  • mafylower
  • mayfflower
  • mayfllower
  • mayfloewr
  • mayflowerr
  • mayflowre
  • mayflowwer
  • mayflwoer
  • mayfolwer
  • maylfower
  • mayyflower
  • mmayflower
  • myaflower

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mayflower - 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.

amyflower2mafylower2mayfflower1mayfllower1mayfloewr2mayflowerr1mayflowre2mayflowwer1
Edit distance from "Mayflower"

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 "Mayflower"?
"Mayflower" is spelled M-A-Y-F-L-O-W-E-R.
What does "Mayflower" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mayflower" means: A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.
What are common misspellings of "Mayflower"?
Common misspellings include "amyflower", "mafylower", "mayfflower", "mayfllower", "mayfloewr". The correct spelling is "Mayflower".
What is the origin of the word "Mayflower"?
From mayflower. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Mayflower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list