Matador

[mataˈdoːɐ̯]

/[mataˈdoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Matador” is uncommon German (frequency #80,656 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,656
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die im Stierkampf gegen den Stier antritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-matador · Matador · German

Matador · rank #80,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,656
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Massentourism…

Nearest frequency peer: Massentourismus (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Matador“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Matador“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Matador
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatador
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mataˈdoːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Matador“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Matadorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Massentourismus“ (#80,655), „marxistischer“ (#80,654), „marktwirtschaftliche“ (#80,653). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Matador“ bei #80,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Matador is uncommon German at frequency #80,656 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mataˈdoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Matador in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 German form is Matador, spelled M-A-T-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die im Stierkampf gegen den Stier antritt
  2. 2
    (männliche^☆) Person, die eine bestimmende/führende Rolle innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf der Bahnhofstreppe wartete eine Gruppe von Matadoren und spanischen Donnas auf ein Taxi.“

Synonyms

StierkämpferHauptpersonSieger

This word in other languages

matador(English)matador(Español)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Matador"?
"Matador" is spelled M-A-T-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mataˈdoːɐ̯].
What does "Matador" mean?
As a noun, "Matador" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die im Stierkampf gegen den Stier antritt
How do you pronounce "Matador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matador" is [mataˈdoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matador" come from?
"Matador" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lenkten#80,621Motoröl#80,697Lateral#80,612Mumpitz#80,701

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list