Musgrave

name

"musgrave" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Musgrave” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,357
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.

Key facts for Musgrave
PropertyValue
HeadwordMusgrave
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,357
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Musgrave” 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). Musgrave lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Musgrave, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,357 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 Musgrave, with forms such as "mmusgrave", "msugrave", and "mugsrave". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”). The correct English form is Musgrave, spelled M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmusgrave
  • msugrave
  • mugsrave
  • musgarve
  • musggrave
  • musgraev
  • musgravve
  • musgrrave
  • musgrvae
  • musrgave
  • mussgrave
  • umsgrave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Musgrave - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmusgrave1msugrave2mugsrave2musgarve2musggrave1musgraev2musgravve1musgrrave1
Edit distance from "Musgrave"

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 "Musgrave"?
"Musgrave" is spelled M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E.
What does "Musgrave" mean?
As a proper noun, "Musgrave" means: A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
What are common misspellings of "Musgrave"?
Common misspellings include "mmusgrave", "msugrave", "mugsrave", "musgarve", "musggrave". The correct spelling is "Musgrave".
What is the origin of the word "Musgrave"?
From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Musgrave”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-S-G-R-A-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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