Magdalena

Name: Magdalena, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]

/[maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Magdalena” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,874
frequency rank, Spanish: 3,868
“M” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer

Corpus desk

Index ES-magdalena · Magdalena · Spanish

Magdalena · rank #7,874 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #7,874
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 3,868
PHOTO-FINISH lingüística

Nearest frequency peer: lingüística (-1 rank slots)

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.

latinoameri…

92,130
legitimidad

92,129
lingüística

92,128
Magdalena

92,127
maldad

92,126
maltrato

92,125

What this shows “Magdalena” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for Magdalena
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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Magdalena”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Magdalenacae aquí:

#7,874

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lingüística” (#7,873), “maldad” (#7,875), “legitimidad” (#7,872). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Magdalena” va en #7,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Magdalena (IPA [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,874 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
Nombre de pila de mujer
2
Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es magdalense ^([cita requerida]).
3
Partido (división administrativa) de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4
Río 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.
5
Departamento 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.

Edit distance from "Magdalena"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magdalena"?

"Magdalena" is spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena].

What does "Magdalena" mean?

As a proper noun, "Magdalena" means: Nombre de pila de mujer

What are common misspellings of "Magdalena"?

Common misspellings include "amgdalena", "madgalena", "magadlena", "magdaelna", "magdalean". The correct spelling is "Magdalena".

How do you pronounce "Magdalena"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magdalena" is [maɣ̞ð̞aˈlena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Magdalena" come from?

"Magdalena" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Magdalena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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