madrigal
[mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]
The verdict
“madrigal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,991
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poema corto, por lo común de 2 a 3 estancias, con versos de once o siete sílabas, que expresa generalmente un tema amoroso.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | madrigal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #30,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “madrigal” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around madrigal (IPA [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,991 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for madrigal, with forms such as "amdrigal", "maddrigal", and "madirgal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "madrina", "madrugar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is madrigal, spelled M-A-D-R-I-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Poema corto, por lo común de 2 a 3 estancias, con versos de once o siete sílabas, que expresa generalmente un tema amoroso.
- 2Composición musical, de origen italiano, para múltiples voces sin acompañamiento, sobre un texto lírico alegórico, amoroso o satírico.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amdrigal
- maddrigal
- madirgal
- madrgial
- madriagl
- madrigall
- madriggal
- madrigla
- madrrigal
- mardigal
- mdarigal
- mmadrigal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madrigal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “madrigal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-D-R-I-G-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “madrina” - see the side-by-side comparison. madrigal vs madrina
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.