matador
/ˈma.tə.dɔː/
"matador" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“matador” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,488
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matador |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈma.tə.dɔː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,488 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “matador” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around matador (IPA /ˈma.tə.dɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,488 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for matador, with forms such as "amtador", "maatdor", and "mataddor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain. The correct English form is matador, spelled M-A-T-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
- 2A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
- 3The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
- 4One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish matador (“killer”). Used in the English language as title for a bullfighter, however referred to as a torero in Spain.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amtador
- maatdor
- mataddor
- matadorr
- matadro
- mataodr
- matdaor
- mattador
- mmatador
- mtaador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matador - 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.
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.
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Using “matador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-T-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈma.tə.dɔː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.