madroño

[maˈð̞ɾoɲo]

/[maˈð̞ɾoɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“madroño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,326 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,326
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - (Arbutus unedo) Árbol de hoja perenne de la región mediterránea, costa atlántica y Europa occidental, desde el norte al oeste de Francia e Irlanda. Mide entre 5 y 15 m de alto, aunque difícilmente ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-madrono · madroño · Spanish

madroño · rank #79,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,326
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mafiosas

Nearest frequency peer: mafiosas (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “madroño”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “madroño” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for madroño
PropertyValue
Headwordmadroño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈð̞ɾoɲo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “madroño” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). madroño lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

madroño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,326 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈð̞ɾoɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for madroño in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is madroño, spelled M-A-D-R-O-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Arbutus unedo) Árbol de hoja perenne de la región mediterránea, costa atlántica y Europa occidental, desde el norte al oeste de Francia e Irlanda. Mide entre 5 y 15 m de alto, aunque difícilmente consigue esta altura. El tronco es rojizo y agrietado, corto, con copa espesa y redondeada. Las hojas con un corto pecíolo, son grandes, verdes, algo más claras en el envés, lanceoladas, de entre 5 y 10 cm de largo y 5 cm de ancho, con el borde serrado, lisas, brillantes y sin pelos. Sus bayas, comestibles, son apreciadas en el arte culinario.
  2. 2
    Baya del árbol del madroño₁.
  3. 3
    Borla que se asemeja a la baya del madroño₁.
  4. 4
    (Arbutus menziesii) Árbol de hoja perenne de la costa oeste de América del Norte, que mide hasta 10 m de alto, con fruto amarillo de pulpa blanca y con dos o más semillas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how madroño appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una cortina rematada con madroños.

Synonyms

madroñeraaborioalbedroalbortobortogurbiotemorojomadronemadroña

This word in other languages

madrone(English)arbousier(Français)medronheiro(Português)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madroño"?
"madroño" is spelled M-A-D-R-O-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈð̞ɾoɲo].
What does "madroño" mean?
As a noun, "madroño" means: (Arbutus unedo) Árbol de hoja perenne de la región mediterránea, costa atlántica y Europa occidental, desde el norte al oeste de Francia e Irlanda. Mide entre 5 y 15 m de alto, aunque difícilmente ...
How do you pronounce "madroño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madroño" is [maˈð̞ɾoɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madroño" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "madroño", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Llaguno#79,310lechosa#79,298largada#79,293keynote#79,282
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list