madrina

/[maˈð̞ɾina]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,167

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

madrina is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mujer que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona al recibir ésta el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio, o del orden. Pronounced [maˈð̞ɾina]. Often confused with María and Marín.

Key facts for madrina
PropertyValue
Headwordmadrina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈð̞ɾina]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,167
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for madrina is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈð̞ɾina]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,167 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for madrina, with forms such as "amdrina", "maddrina", and "madirna". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "María", "Marín", "marina", and more, 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 madrina, spelled M-A-D-R-I-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona al recibir ésta el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio, o del orden.
  2. 2
    Mujer que presenta y acompaña a otra persona que recibe algún honor, grado, etc.
  3. 3
    Mujer que favorece o protege a otra persona en sus pretensiones, adelantamientos o designios.
  4. 4
    Poste o puntal de madera.
  5. 5
    Cuerda o correa con que se enlazan los bocados de los caballos que forman pareja en un tiro, para obligarlos a marchar con igualdad.
  6. 6
    Yegua que sirve de guía a una manada de caballos.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amdrina,maddrina,madirna,madrian,madrinna,madrnia,madrrina,mardina,mdarina,mmadrina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for madrina

Misspelling Variants of "madrina"

amdrina7maddrina8madirna7madrian7madrinna8madrnia7madrrina8mardina7
Misspelling Variants of "madrina"

Frequency rank: #19,167 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madrina"?
"madrina" is spelled M-A-D-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈð̞ɾina].
What does "madrina" mean?
As a noun, "madrina" means: Mujer que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona al recibir ésta el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio, o del orden.
What words are commonly confused with "madrina"?
"madrina" is commonly confused with "María", "Marín", "marina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madrina" is [maˈð̞ɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madrina" come from?
"madrina" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.