mace
[ˈmase]
The verdict
“mace” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,823 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,823
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mazar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mace · mace · Spanish
mace · rank #73,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,823
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH lusitano
Nearest frequency peer: lusitano (-3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mace”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- luceros
luceros
26,183 corpus weight
- lunáticos
lunáticos
26,182 corpus weight
- lusitano
lusitano
26,181 corpus weight
- mace
mace
26,178 corpus weight
- maldecido
maldecido
26,175 corpus weight
- malintencio…
malintencionada
26,173 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mace” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mace |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmase] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #73,823 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mace” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mace is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,823 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmase]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mace in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mace, spelled M-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mazar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mazar.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de mazar.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.