Magdalena
[maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]
The verdict
“Magdalena” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,874 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #7,874
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Magdalena |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Magdalena” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Magdalena is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,874 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magdalena, with forms such as "amgdalena", "madgalena", and "magadlena". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Magdalena, spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer
- 2Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es magdalense ^([cita requerida]).
- 3Partido (división administrativa) de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 4Río que separa las cordilleras central y oriental de Los Andes en Colombia. Recorre 1.540 km. en dirección sur-norte, y desemboca en el mar Caribe. Es considerado una de las principales vías fluviales del país.
- 5Departamento de Colombia, ubicado en la región Caribe, al norte del país. Coordenadas decimales: 10.168967°, -74.388428°. Su territorio ocupa una superficie de 23.188 km².
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amgdalena,madgalena,magadlena,magdaelna,magdalean,magdalenna,magdallena,magdalnea,magddalena,magdlaena,maggdalena,mgadalena,mmagdalena
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Magdalena - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Magdalena”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.