comadre

/[koˈmað̞ɾe]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,056

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

comadre is aSpanishnoun. It means: Madre de un infante, respecto de la madrina y el padrino de éste, o viceversa. Pronounced [koˈmað̞ɾe]. Often confused with compré and comeré.

Key facts for comadre
PropertyValue
Headwordcomadre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈmað̞ɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,056
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for comadre is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈmað̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,056 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for comadre, with forms such as "ccomadre", "cmoadre", and "coamdre". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "compré", "comeré", "compare", 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 comadre, spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Madre de un infante, respecto de la madrina y el padrino de éste, o viceversa.
  2. 2
    Mujer que asiste en el parto, con o sin títulos habilitantes.
  3. 3
    Mujer cotilla y chismosa.
  4. 4
    Vecina que goza de especial confianza.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomadre,cmoadre,coamdre,comaddre,comader,comadrre,comarde,comdare,commadre,ocmadre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for comadre

Misspelling Variants of "comadre"

ccomadre8cmoadre7coamdre7comaddre8comader7comadrre8comarde7comdare7
Misspelling Variants of "comadre"

Frequency rank: #44,056 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comadre"?
"comadre" is spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈmað̞ɾe].
What does "comadre" mean?
As a noun, "comadre" means: Madre de un infante, respecto de la madrina y el padrino de éste, o viceversa.
What words are commonly confused with "comadre"?
"comadre" is commonly confused with "compré", "comeré", "compare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comadre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comadre" is [koˈmað̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comadre" come from?
"comadre" 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.