Magellan

\ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\

/\ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Magellan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,945
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fernand de Magellan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-magellan · Magellan · French

Magellan · rank #36,945 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,945
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH léthargie

Nearest frequency peer: léthargie (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Magellan »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Magellan » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Magellan
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagellan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,945
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Magellan »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Magellanse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « léthargie » (#36,944), « malencontreusement » (#36,946), « lésés » (#36,943). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Magellan » est au #36,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Magellan (IPA \ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,945 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fernand de Magellan.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magellan, with forms such as "amgellan", "maegllan", and "magelaln". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Magellan, spelled M-A-G-E-L-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fernand de Magellan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Magellan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le détroit de Magellan.
  2. La nouvelle carte révèle comment le Grand Nuage de Magellan (la plus grande des deux galaxies naines en orbite autour de la Voie lactée) se déplace dans le halo galactique de la Voie lactée en créant un sillage dans les étoiles derrière lui.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgellan
  • maegllan
  • magelaln
  • magelan
  • magellann
  • magellna
  • maggellan
  • maglelan
  • mgaellan
  • mmagellan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Magellan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amgellan2maegllan2magelaln2magelan1magellann1magellna2maggellan1maglelan2
Edit distance from "Magellan"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magellan"?
"Magellan" is spelled M-A-G-E-L-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\.
What does "Magellan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Magellan" means: Fernand de Magellan.
What are common misspellings of "Magellan"?
Common misspellings include "amgellan", "maegllan", "magelaln", "magelan", "magellann". The correct spelling is "Magellan".
How do you pronounce "Magellan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magellan" is \ma.ʒɛ.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magellan" come from?
"Magellan" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manquais#36,949marcheur#36,952lisibles#36,933mourrait#36,966

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mitigée10 variantsopening10 variantsopprobre10 variantsorigins10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list