maese
[maˈese]
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
- lumínica
lumínica
46,967 corpus weight
- líquidas
líquidas
46,962 corpus weight
- maese
maese
46,961 corpus weight
- malformación
malformación
46,960 corpus weight
- malhumorado
malhumorado
46,959 corpus weight
- maquinacion…
maquinaciones
46,957 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maese” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maese |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈese] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #53,040 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “maese” en español
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
- 1Persona que tiene profundo conocimiento de una disciplina, arte o técnica.
- 2Persona que ha cumplido el ciclo de aprendizaje tradicional de los oficios, y que puede dirigir un taller independiente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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…
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.
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.
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