comadre
[koˈmað̞ɾe]
The verdict
“comadre” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,056 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,056
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Madre de un infante, respecto de la madrina y el padrino de éste, o viceversa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comadre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈmað̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,056 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comadre” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for comadre is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for comadre, with forms such as "ccomadre", "cmoadre", and "coamdre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 comadre, spelled C-O-M-A-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Madre de un infante, respecto de la madrina y el padrino de éste, o viceversa.
- 2Mujer que asiste en el parto, con o sin títulos habilitantes.
- 3Mujer cotilla y chismosa.
- 4Vecina que goza de especial confianza.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomadre,cmoadre,coamdre,comaddre,comader,comadrre,comarde,comdare,commadre,ocmadre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comadre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “comadre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-A-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈmað̞ɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “compré” - see the side-by-side comparison. comadre vs compré
- 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.