Mahoma

[maˈoma]

/[maˈoma]/ name

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The verdict

“Mahoma” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,898
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lider religioso y político, que en el siglo VII fundó el islam. Nacido en la Meca hacia 571, y muerto en 632.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mahoma · Mahoma · Spanish

Mahoma · rank #16,898 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,898
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH machete

Nearest frequency peer: machete (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Mahoma”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Mahoma” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mahoma vs mamá
33% similar
Mahoma vs mamma
50% similar
Mahoma vs máxima
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mahoma
PropertyValue
HeadwordMahoma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maˈoma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,898
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Mahoma”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Mahomacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “machete” (#16,897), “malla” (#16,899), “locuras” (#16,896). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Mahoma” va en #16,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Mahoma (IPA [maˈoma]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,898 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lider religioso y político, que en el siglo VII fundó el islam. Nacido en la Meca hacia 571, y muerto en 632.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mahoma, with forms such as "amhoma", "mahhoma", and "mahmoa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mamá", "mamma", "máxima", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Mahoma, spelled M-A-H-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lider religioso y político, que en el siglo VII fundó el islam. Nacido en la Meca hacia 571, y muerto en 632.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amhoma
  • mahhoma
  • mahmoa
  • mahoam
  • mahomma
  • maohma
  • mhaoma
  • mmahoma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mahoma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amhoma2mahhoma1mahmoa2mahoam2mahomma1maohma2mhaoma2mmahoma1
Edit distance from "Mahoma"

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 "Mahoma"?
"Mahoma" is spelled M-A-H-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈoma].
What does "Mahoma" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mahoma" means: Lider religioso y político, que en el siglo VII fundó el islam. Nacido en la Meca hacia 571, y muerto en 632.
What words are commonly confused with "Mahoma"?
"Mahoma" is commonly confused with "mamá", "mamma", "máxima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mahoma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mahoma" is [maˈoma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mahoma" come from?
"Mahoma" 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 "Mahoma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

judías#16,892mentor#16,904jinete#16,889morder#16,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

muerde8 variantsneutro8 variantsOporto8 variantshundió8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list