ama

[ˈama]

/[ˈama]/ noun

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The verdict

“ama” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,328 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,328
frequency rank, Spanish
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mujer casada responsable del hogar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ama vs ay
33% similar
ama vs as
33% similar
ama vs an
33% similar

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

Key facts for ama
PropertyValue
Headwordama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈama]
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ama” sits in Spanish 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). ama 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 Spanish entry for ama is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈama]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,328 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

ama has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ay", "as", "an", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ama, spelled A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer casada responsable del hogar.
  2. 2
    Criada encargada del resto de la servidumbre.
  3. 3
    Mujer que amamanta a un niño ajeno.
  4. 4
    Mujer encargada de criar y educar niños ajenos.
  5. 5
    Regenta de un prostíbulo.
  6. 6
    Esposa del amo.

Synonyms

señoradueñaama de llavesnodrizaama de críaama de lecheayamaestranodrizamadama

This word in other languages

housewife(English)Hausfrau(Deutsch)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ama"?
"ama" is spelled A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈama].
What does "ama" mean?
As a noun, "ama" means: Mujer casada responsable del hogar.
What words are commonly confused with "ama"?
"ama" is commonly confused with "ay", "as", "an". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ama" is [ˈama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ama" come from?
"ama" is a Spanish 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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Using “ama”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈama] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ay” - see the side-by-side comparison. ama vs ay
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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