amasar

[amaˈsaɾ]

/[amaˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“amasar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,801
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mezclar dos o más materias, especialmente agua con materiales en polvo tales como yeso, harina, etc., y manipular esta mezcla, generalmente con las manos y con presión, hasta formar una masa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-amasar · amasar · Spanish

amasar · rank #42,801 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,801
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alumbra

Nearest frequency peer: alumbra (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “amasar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “amasar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

amasar vs asar
67% similar
amasar vs ámbar
50% similar
amasar vs Amaya
50% similar

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

Key facts for amasar
PropertyValue
Headwordamasar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[amaˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,801
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “amasar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.amasarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alumbra” (#42,800), “amplificación” (#42,802), “aluden” (#42,799). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amasar” va en #42,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amasar (IPA [amaˈsaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,801 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amasar, with forms such as "aamsar", "amaasr", and "amasarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asar", "ámbar", "Amaya", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is amasar, spelled A-M-A-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mezclar dos o más materias, especialmente agua con materiales en polvo tales como yeso, harina, etc., y manipular esta mezcla, generalmente con las manos y con presión, hasta formar una masa.
  2. 2
    Juntar una cantidad considerable de bienes o dinero.
  3. 3
    Mezclar o unir cosas de diferente naturaleza.
  4. 4
    Arreglar las cosas en la situación deseada para logar un objetivo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Allí logró amasar una gran fortuna ejerciendo de comerciante.

Synonyms

amalgamarurdir

This word in other languages

knead(English)pétrir(Français)kneten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aamsar
  • amaasr
  • amasarr
  • amasra
  • amassar
  • ammasar
  • amsaar
  • maasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amasar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aamsar2amaasr2amasarr1amasra2amassar1ammasar1amsaar2maasar2
Edit distance from "amasar"

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 "amasar"?
"amasar" is spelled A-M-A-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈsaɾ].
What does "amasar" mean?
As a verb, "amasar" means: Mezclar dos o más materias, especialmente agua con materiales en polvo tales como yeso, harina, etc., y manipular esta mezcla, generalmente con las manos y con presión, hasta formar una masa.
What words are commonly confused with "amasar"?
"amasar" is commonly confused with "asar", "ámbar", "Amaya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amasar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amasar" is [amaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amasar" come from?
"amasar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aluden#42,799animen#42,804apelan#42,808asadas#42,821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

aburrió8 variantsAzores8 variantsáridas8 variantsVolta8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list