mafia
Spanish, noun/ˈmafja/
mafia is spelled M-A-F-I-A (5 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mafia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Mafia (Italian Mafia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Organización criminal de origen siciliano, con estructura organizacional y códigos de honor estrictos”.
What does mafia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineMafia (Italian Mafia)
- 2
feminineMafia (any criminal organization)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organización criminal de origen siciliano, con estructura organizacional y códigos de honor estrictos. 2. Por extensión, cualquier organización criminal. 3. Grupo de personas que se organiza veladamente para proteger sus intereses. 4. Grupo de personas que controla completamente una actividad o negocio impidiendo cualquier competencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mafia
- mafias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mafia?
- /ˈmafja/
- [ˈma.fja]
- [ˈmafja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mafia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mafia in Spanish?
mafia appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).