maese

[maˈese]

/[maˈese]/ noun

The verdict

“maese” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,040 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,040
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que tiene profundo conocimiento de una disciplina, arte o técnica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maese · maese · Spanish

maese · rank #53,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,040
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH líquidas

Nearest frequency peer: líquidas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “maese”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maese” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maese
PropertyValue
Headwordmaese
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈese]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maese” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).maesecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “líquidas” (#53,039), “malformación” (#53,041), “malhumorado” (#53,042). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maese” va en #53,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maese is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,040 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for maese in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is maese, spelled M-A-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que tiene profundo conocimiento de una disciplina, arte o técnica.
  2. 2
    Persona que ha cumplido el ciclo de aprendizaje tradicional de los oficios, y que puede dirigir un taller independiente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Demás d'esto se ha de advertir que las personas que los romanos embiavan a los exérçitos por legados o tenientes de capitanes generales eran los que avían sido cónsules, a los quales obedeçían las lejiones i todos los socorros, y en lugar d'esto sustituyeron unos barones ilustres que llamaban 'maestros de soldados' que en este tiempo llaman maeses de camp…
  2. Eso es lo que no puedo decirte; sólo sé, porque ha venido a decírmelo un picapedrero, aprendiz de maese Sisnando, que al retirarse a la ciudad él y otro compañero vieron pasar unos jinetes, que le parecieron ser gente de Ataúlfo el Terrible.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "maese"?
"maese" is spelled M-A-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈese].
What does "maese" mean?
As a noun, "maese" means: Persona que tiene profundo conocimiento de una disciplina, arte o técnica.
How do you pronounce "maese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maese" is [maˈese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maese" come from?
"maese" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list