Maine

[ˈmẽjn]

/[ˈmẽjn]/ name

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The verdict

“Maine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,220
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uno de los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América, situado en su costa noreste.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maine · Maine · Spanish

Maine · rank #24,220 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,220
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH lot

Nearest frequency peer: lot (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Maine”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maine vs man
40% similar
Maine vs min
40% similar
Maine vs mie
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maine
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmẽjn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,220
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Maine”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Mainecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lot” (#24,219), “maqueta” (#24,222), “mareo” (#24,223). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Maine” va en #24,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Maine (IPA [ˈmẽjn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,220 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Uno de los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América, situado en su costa noreste.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maine, with forms such as "amine", "maien", and "mainne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "man", "min", "mie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Maine, spelled M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uno de los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América, situado en su costa noreste.

This word in other languages

Maine(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amine
  • maien
  • mainne
  • manie
  • miane
  • mmaine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amine2maien2mainne1manie2miane2mmaine1
Edit distance from "Maine"

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 "Maine"?
"Maine" is spelled M-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmẽjn].
What does "Maine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maine" means: Uno de los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América, situado en su costa noreste.
What words are commonly confused with "Maine"?
"Maine" is commonly confused with "man", "min", "mie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maine" is [ˈmẽjn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maine" come from?
"Maine" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mareo#24,223level#24,211mozos#24,238mulas#24,240

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Levi6 variantsMillán6 variantspalm6 variantshand6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list