maese
[maˈese]
The verdict
“maese” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,040 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,040
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que tiene profundo conocimiento de una disciplina, arte o técnica.
| 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) |
Where “maese” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maese is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,040 among 36,142 “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.
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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Using “maese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈese] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.