amasar

/[amaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,801

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

amasar is aSpanishverb. It 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. Pronounced [amaˈsaɾ]. Often confused with asar and ámbar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amasar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for amasar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,801 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for amasar, with forms such as "aamsar", "amaasr", and "amasarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "asar", "ámbar", "Amaya", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is amasar, spelled A-M-A-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aamsar,amaasr,amasarr,amasra,amassar,ammasar,amsaar,maasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amasar

Misspelling Variants of "amasar"

aamsar6amaasr6amasarr7amasra6amassar7ammasar7amsaar6maasar6
Misspelling Variants of "amasar"

Frequency rank: #42,801 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.