jaque mate
[ˈxake ˈmat̪e]
The verdict
“jaque mate” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mate (jugada que coloca al rey en una posición indefendible al no poder evadir un jaque).
Corpus desk
Index ES-jaque-mate · jaque mate · Spanish
jaque mate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaque mate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈxake ˈmat̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jaque mate” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jaque mate is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈxake ˈmat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mate (jugada que coloca al rey en una posición indefendible al no poder evadir un jaque).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jaque mate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jaque mate, spelled J-A-Q-U-E- -M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Mate (jugada que coloca al rey en una posición indefendible al no poder evadir un jaque).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.