Magog

\ma.ɡɔɡ\

/\ma.ɡɔɡ\/ name

The verdict

“Magog” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,722
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-magog · Magog · French

Magog · rank #45,722 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,722
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH magistralement

Nearest frequency peer: magistralement (-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 « Magog »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Magog » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Magog vs malo
40% similar
Magog vs mayo
40% similar
Magog vs mano
40% similar

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

Key facts for Magog
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagog
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.ɡɔɡ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,722
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Magog »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Magogse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « magistralement » (#45,721), « mainte » (#45,723), « léniniste » (#45,720). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Magog » est au #45,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Magog (IPA \ma.ɡɔɡ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,722 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Magog, with forms such as "amgog", "maggo", and "maggog". 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, "malo", "mayo", "mano", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Magog, spelled M-A-G-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fils de Japhet.
  2. 2
    Peuple septentrional dans les prophéties d’Ézéchiel.
  3. 3
    Peuple septentrional dans les prophéties d’Ézéchiel.
  4. 4
    Symbole du mal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les enfants de Japhet sont Gomer, Magog, Madaï, Javan, Tubal, Mescech et Tiras.
  2. Fils de l’homme, tournez le visage vers Gog, vers la terre de Magog, vers ce prince et ce chef de Mosoch et de Thubal ; et prophétisez sur lui, et vous lui direz : Voici ce que dit le Seigneur Dieu : Je viens à vous, Gog, prince et chef de Mosoch et de Thubal.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgog
  • maggo
  • maggog
  • magogg
  • maogg
  • mgaog
  • mmagog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Magog - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amgog2maggo2maggog1magogg1maogg2mgaog2mmagog1
Edit distance from "Magog"

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 "Magog"?
"Magog" is spelled M-A-G-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɡɔɡ\.
What does "Magog" mean?
As a proper noun, "Magog" means: Fils de Japhet.
What words are commonly confused with "Magog"?
"Magog" is commonly confused with "malo", "mayo", "mano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Magog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magog" is \ma.ɡɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magog" come from?
"Magog" 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 "Magog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list