mayoral
/meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/
"mayoral" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mayoral” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,163
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).
Corpus desk
Index EN-mayoral · mayoral · English
mayoral · rank #20,163 · 10 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,163
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Maynard
Nearest frequency peer: Maynard (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mayoral”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Macau
Macau
79,842 corpus weight
- Maynard
Maynard
79,839 corpus weight
- mayoral
mayoral
79,838 corpus weight
- medley
medley
79,837 corpus weight
- MH
MH
79,834 corpus weight
- might've
might've
79,833 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mayoral” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | mayoral |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mayoral” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around mayoral (IPA /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,163 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mayoral, with forms such as "amyoral", "maoyral", and "mayoarl". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "moral", "mayor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mayor + -al. The correct English form is mayoral, spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mayoral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The mayoral seal was applied to all official correspondence of the mayor.
Let’s have a quick recap of some of Han’s more rational campaign pledges during last year's mayoral campaign to see how he has performed in his current position. We will leave aside things like building a Disneyland, drilling for oil off the Taiping Islands, constructing an F1 circuit, and turning Qijin Island into Taiwan’s Las Vegas — after all, these so…
Etymology
From mayor + -al.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amyoral
- maoyral
- mayoarl
- mayorall
- mayorla
- mayorral
- mayroal
- mayyoral
- mmayoral
- myaoral
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mayoral - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mayoral", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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.