megastore

noun

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

The verdict

“megastore” is uncommon English (frequency #96,219 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,219
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large supermarket or similar retail outlet; a superstore.

Corpus desk

Index EN-megastore · megastore · English

megastore · rank #96,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,219
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,575
  • PHOTO-FINISH McWhorter

Nearest frequency peer: McWhorter (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “megastore”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “megastore” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for megastore
PropertyValue
Headwordmegastore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “megastore” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). megastore lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

megastore is uncommon English at frequency #96,219 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for megastore in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mega- + store. The correct English form is megastore, spelled M-E-G-A-S-T-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large supermarket or similar retail outlet; a superstore.
  2. 2
    A big box.

Etymology

From mega- + store.

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "megastore"?
"megastore" is spelled M-E-G-A-S-T-O-R-E.
What does "megastore" mean?
As a noun, "megastore" means: A large supermarket or similar retail outlet; a superstore.
What is the origin of the word "megastore"?
From mega- + store. 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 "megastore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list