madreselva
[mað̞ɾeˈselβ̞a]
The verdict
“madreselva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,169 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,169
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mata fruticosa de la familia de las caprifoliáceas, con tallos largos, sarmentosos, trepadores y vellosos en las partes más tiernas; hojas opuestas de color verde obscuro por la haz, glaucas por el...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | madreselva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mað̞ɾeˈselβ̞a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “madreselva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
madreselva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,169 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mað̞ɾeˈselβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for madreselva, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is madreselva, spelled M-A-D-R-E-S-E-L-V-A.
Definition
- 1Mata fruticosa de la familia de las caprifoliáceas, con tallos largos, sarmentosos, trepadores y vellosos en las partes más tiernas; hojas opuestas de color verde obscuro por la haz, glaucas por el envés, elípticas y enteras; flores olorosas en cabezuelas terminales con largo pedúnculo y de corola amarillenta, tubular y partida por el borde en cinco lóbulos desiguales, y fruto en baya pequeña y carnosa con varias semillas ovoides.
- 2Flor de esta planta.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “madreselva”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-D-R-E-S-E-L-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mað̞ɾeˈselβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.