madrigal

/[mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,991

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

madrigal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Poema corto, por lo común de 2 a 3 estancias, con versos de once o siete sílabas, que expresa generalmente un tema amoroso. Pronounced [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]. Often confused with madrina and madrugar.

Key facts for madrigal
PropertyValue
Headwordmadrigal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,991
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of madrigal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for madrigal is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,991 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for madrigal, with forms such as "amdrigal", "maddrigal", and "madirgal". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is madrigal, spelled M-A-D-R-I-G-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poema corto, por lo común de 2 a 3 estancias, con versos de once o siete sílabas, que expresa generalmente un tema amoroso.
  2. 2
    Composición 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for madrigal

Misspelling Variants of "madrigal"

amdrigal8maddrigal9madirgal8madrgial8madriagl8madrigall9madriggal9madrigla8
Misspelling Variants of "madrigal"

Frequency rank: #30,991 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madrigal"?
"madrigal" is spelled M-A-D-R-I-G-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al].
What does "madrigal" mean?
As a noun, "madrigal" means: Poema corto, por lo común de 2 a 3 estancias, con versos de once o siete sílabas, que expresa generalmente un tema amoroso.
What words are commonly confused with "madrigal"?
"madrigal" is commonly confused with "madrina", "madrugar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madrigal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madrigal" is [mað̞ɾiˈɣ̞al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madrigal" come from?
"madrigal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.