maestre

/[maˈest̪ɾe]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,177

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

maestre is aSpanishnoun. It means: Militar de rango superior. Pronounced [maˈest̪ɾe]. Often confused with mostré and mestre.

Key facts for maestre
PropertyValue
Headwordmaestre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈest̪ɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,177
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of maestre in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for maestre is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈest̪ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,177 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for maestre, with forms such as "amestre", "maesrte", and "maesstre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "mostré", "mestre", "muestra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is maestre, spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Militar de rango superior.
  2. 2
    Oficial de rango inferior al capitán y que administra la economía de la embarcación.
  3. 3
    Doctor o maestro (títulos académicos).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amestre,maesrte,maesstre,maester,maestrre,maesttre,maetsre,masetre,meastre,mmaestre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for maestre

Misspelling Variants of "maestre"

amestre7maesrte7maesstre8maester7maestrre8maesttre8maetsre7masetre7
Misspelling Variants of "maestre"

Frequency rank: #14,177 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maestre"?
"maestre" is spelled M-A-E-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈest̪ɾe].
What does "maestre" mean?
As a noun, "maestre" means: Militar de rango superior.
What words are commonly confused with "maestre"?
"maestre" is commonly confused with "mostré", "mestre", "muestra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maestre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maestre" is [maˈest̪ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maestre" come from?
"maestre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.