madurar

[mað̞uˈɾaɾ]

/[mað̞uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“madurar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,475
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desarrollarse hasta la completa plenitud o sazón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-madurar · madurar · Spanish

madurar · rank #17,475 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,475
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maderas

Nearest frequency peer: maderas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “madurar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “madurar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

madurar vs Maura
57% similar
madurar vs maduro
71% similar
madurar vs madurez
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for madurar
PropertyValue
Headwordmadurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mað̞uˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,475
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “madurar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).madurarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “maderas” (#17,474), “Maggie” (#17,476), “magnética” (#17,477). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “madurar” va en #17,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around madurar (IPA [mað̞uˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,475 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for madurar, with forms such as "amdurar", "maddurar", and "madruar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Maura", "maduro", "madurez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is madurar, spelled M-A-D-U-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desarrollarse hasta la completa plenitud o sazón.
  2. 2
    Descargar pus o icor una pústula.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona: desarrollar juicio, prudencia y sensatez.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Yo no sé por qué ese muchacho no madura.

This word in other languages

mature(English)mûrir(Français)reifen(Deutsch)amadurecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amdurar
  • maddurar
  • madruar
  • maduarr
  • madurarr
  • madurrar
  • maudrar
  • mdaurar
  • mmadurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madurar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amdurar2maddurar1madruar2maduarr2madurarr1madurrar1maudrar2mdaurar2
Edit distance from "madurar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "madurar"?
"madurar" is spelled M-A-D-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mað̞uˈɾaɾ].
What does "madurar" mean?
As a verb, "madurar" means: Desarrollarse hasta la completa plenitud o sazón.
What words are commonly confused with "madurar"?
"madurar" is commonly confused with "Maura", "maduro", "madurez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "madurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "madurar" is [mað̞uˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "madurar" come from?
"madurar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

maderas#17,474Malcolm#17,478logrará#17,469masters#17,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jungla9 variantsJosefa9 variantshalcón9 variantsexigido9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list