Matera

name

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

The verdict

“Matera” is uncommon English (frequency #82,521 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,521
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of Basilicata, Italy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-matera · Matera · English

Matera · rank #82,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Masoud

Nearest frequency peer: Masoud (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Matera”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Matera” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Matera
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatera
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Matera” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Masoud” (#82,520), “maser” (#82,519), “Maynooth” (#82,523). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Matera” is #82,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Matera is uncommon English at frequency #82,521 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Matera has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian Matera. The correct English form is Matera, spelled M-A-T-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of Basilicata, Italy.
  2. 2
    A city, the capital of Matera province, Basilicata.

Etymology

From Italian Matera.

This word in other languages

Matera(Español)Matera(Français)

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 "Matera"?
"Matera" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-A.
What does "Matera" mean?
As a proper noun, "Matera" means: A province of Basilicata, Italy.
What is the origin of the word "Matera"?
From Italian Matera. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Masoud#82,520McNutt#82,529lordly#82,498linsey#82,492

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list