trade magazine

noun

"trade-magazine" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trade magazine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A magazine dedicated to the dissemination of information related to a particular industry.

Key facts for trade magazine
PropertyValue
Headwordtrade magazine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trade magazine” sits in English frequency

trade magazine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trade magazine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A magazine dedicated to the dissemination of information related to a particular industry.".

No misspelling variants are generated for trade magazine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: trade (“a group of people engaged in a craft”) + magazine (“serial publication”) The correct English form is trade magazine, spelled T-R-A-D-E- -M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A magazine dedicated to the dissemination of information related to a particular industry.

Etymology

trade (“a group of people engaged in a craft”) + magazine (“serial publication”)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trade magazine"?
"trade magazine" is spelled T-R-A-D-E- -M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E.
What does "trade magazine" mean?
As a noun, "trade magazine" means: A magazine dedicated to the dissemination of information related to a particular industry.
What is the origin of the word "trade magazine"?
trade (“a group of people engaged in a craft”) + magazine (“serial publication”) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “trade magazine”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-D-E- -M-A-G-A-Z-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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