madera

[maˈð̞eɾa]

/[maˈð̞eɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“madera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,780
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tejido duro, formado por fibras de celulosa incrustadas en una red de lignina, que forma la parte principal del tronco y ramaje de los árboles debajo de la corteza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-madera · madera · Spanish

madera · rank #1,780 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,780
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH llegue

Nearest frequency peer: llegue (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “madera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “madera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

madera vs mera
67% similar
madera vs mara
67% similar
madera vs madre
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for madera
PropertyValue
Headwordmadera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈð̞eɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,780
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “madera”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).maderacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “llegue” (#1,779), “materiales” (#1,781), “llegaron” (#1,778). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “madera” va en #1,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around madera (IPA [maˈð̞eɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,780 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for madera, with forms such as "amdera", "maddera", and "madear". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mera", "mara", "madre", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is madera, spelled M-A-D-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tejido duro, formado por fibras de celulosa incrustadas en una red de lignina, que forma la parte principal del tronco y ramaje de los árboles debajo de la corteza.
  2. 2
    Del color del árbol.
  3. 3
    Pieza de madera₁, usada como material de construcción o combustible.
  4. 4
    Sustancia córnea, análoga a la de las uñas, que forma el casco de los caballos y otros rumiantes.
  5. 5
    Figurativamente, inclinación natural de una persona para una determinada actividad u oficio.
  6. 6
    Instrumento musical de viento, de sonido típicamente dulce en comparación con los metales, fabricados originalmente de madera₁.
  7. 7
    Cuerpo de la policía nacional española.

Synonyms

leñopasta

This word in other languages

wood(English)bois(Français)Holz(Deutsch)madeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amdera
  • maddera
  • madear
  • maderra
  • madrea
  • maedra
  • mdaera
  • mmadera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madera - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amdera2maddera1madear2maderra1madrea2maedra2mdaera2mmadera1
Edit distance from "madera"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madera"?
"madera" is spelled M-A-D-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈð̞eɾa].
What does "madera" mean?
As a noun, "madera" means: Tejido duro, formado por fibras de celulosa incrustadas en una red de lignina, que forma la parte principal del tronco y ramaje de los árboles debajo de la corteza.
What words are commonly confused with "madera"?
"madera" is commonly confused with "mera", "mara", "madre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madera" is [maˈð̞eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madera" come from?
"madera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "madera", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

llegue#1,779minuto#1,783delito#1,766Campos#1,760

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

frase8 variantspatria8 variantsmóvil8 variantslatina8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list