madre

[ˈmað̞ɾe]

/[ˈmað̞ɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“madre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#287
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Progenitora de sexo femenino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-madre · madre · Spanish

madre · rank #287 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #287
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH hora

Nearest frequency peer: hora (-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 “madre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “madre” 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).

madre vs mar
60% similar
madre vs mae
60% similar
madre vs mate
60% similar

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

Key facts for madre
PropertyValue
Headwordmadre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmað̞ɾe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#287
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “madre”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).madrecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hora” (#286), “señor” (#288), “hablar” (#285). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “madre” va en #287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around madre (IPA [ˈmað̞ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #287 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for madre, with forms such as "amdre", "maddre", and "mader". 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, "mar", "mae", "mate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is madre, spelled M-A-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Progenitora de sexo femenino.
  2. 2
    Persona o animal del sexo femenino que ya ha tenido uno o más hijos.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cosa o aspecto que puede considerarse origen o matriz de algún otro.
  4. 4
    Respetuosamente, título dado a algunas mujeres consagradas en varias religiones.
  5. 5
    Lecho por el que discurre un curso de agua.
  6. 6
    Cosa, algo de lo que no se desea o no se puede dar el nombre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how madre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Resumiendo, se las arregló para conocer la casa del chico, y con el prestigio que le daba un pasado de instructor de boy scouts se abrió paso hasta esa fortaleza de fortalezas, un hogar francés. Encontró una miseria decorosa y una madre avejentada, un tío jubilado, dos gatos.

Synonyms

mamácaucechismecosocuestiónhuevada

This word in other languages

mother(English)mère(Français)Mutter(Deutsch)mãe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amdre
  • maddre
  • mader
  • madrre
  • marde
  • mdare
  • mmadre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amdre2maddre1mader2madrre1marde2mdare2mmadre1
Edit distance from "madre"

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 "madre"?
"madre" is spelled M-A-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmað̞ɾe].
What does "madre" mean?
As a noun, "madre" means: Progenitora de sexo femenino.
What words are commonly confused with "madre"?
"madre" is commonly confused with "mar", "mae", "mate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madre" is [ˈmað̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madre" come from?
"madre" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

señor#288falta#293igual#280horas#279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

claro7 variantsmañana7 variantsgusta7 variantsalgún7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list