maduro

/məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/

//məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ// noun

"maduro" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maduro” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,489 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,489
frequency rank, English
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

maduro vs Maura
50% similar
maduro vs mature
67% similar
maduro vs manure
67% similar

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

Key facts for maduro
PropertyValue
Headwordmaduro
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,489
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maduro” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maduro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for maduro is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,489 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for maduro, with forms such as "amduro", "madduro", and "madruo". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Maura", "mature", "manure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish maduro. Doublet of mature. The correct English form is maduro, spelled M-A-D-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maduro. Doublet of mature.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amduro,madduro,madruo,maduor,madurro,maudro,mdauro,mmaduro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maduro - 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.

amduro2madduro1madruo2maduor2madurro1maudro2mdauro2mmaduro1
Edit distance from "maduro"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maduro"?
"maduro" is spelled M-A-D-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/.
What does "maduro" mean?
As a noun, "maduro" means: A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.
What words are commonly confused with "maduro"?
"maduro" is commonly confused with "Maura", "mature", "manure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maduro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maduro" is /məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "maduro"?
Borrowed from Spanish maduro. Doublet of mature. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “maduro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-D-U-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Maura” - see the side-by-side comparison. maduro vs Maura
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list