madreperla
[mað̞ɾeˈpeɾla]
The verdict
“madreperla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Nácar, sustancia del interior de las conchas, que suele ser iridiscente debido a su estructura laminar que difracta la luz.
Corpus desk
Index ES-madreperla · madreperla · Spanish
madreperla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | madreperla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mað̞ɾeˈpeɾla] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “madreperla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
madreperla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mað̞ɾeˈpeɾla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
madreperla has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 madreperla, spelled M-A-D-R-E-P-E-R-L-A.
Definition
- 1Nácar, sustancia del interior de las conchas, que suele ser iridiscente debido a su estructura laminar que difracta la luz.
- 2Molusco que se cría en mares intertropicales, y que se pesca por sus perlas y el nácar de su concha.
This word in other languages
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.