Magdala
\maɡ.da.la\
The verdict
“Magdala” is uncommon French (frequency #91,905 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,905
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne ville de Galilée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-magdala · Magdala · French
Magdala · rank #91,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,905
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Maitreya
Nearest frequency peer: Maitreya (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Magdala »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- léguant
léguant
8,100 corpus weight
- lérida
lérida
8,099 corpus weight
- macula
macula
8,098 corpus weight
- Magdala
Magdala
8,096 corpus weight
- Maitreya
Maitreya
8,095 corpus weight
- Maizières
Maizières
8,094 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Magdala » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Magdala |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \maɡ.da.la\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,905 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Magdala » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Magdala is uncommon French at frequency #91,905 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \maɡ.da.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne ville de Galilée.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Magdala in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Magdala, spelled M-A-G-D-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Ancienne ville de Galilée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Magdala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est dit, dans S. Matthieu, que Jesus se rendit aux confins de Magdala, & quelques manuscrits portent Magédan.
Le dimanche matin, les femmes, Marie de Magdala la première, vinrent de très bonne heure au tombeau.
This word in other languages
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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