mail

[ˈmejl]

/[ˈmejl]/ noun

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The verdict

“mail” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,803
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Correo electrónico, medio de comunicación que permite el envío y la recepción de mensajes escritos, que pueden acompañarse de otros tipos de archivos, a través de internet.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mail · mail · Spanish

mail · rank #4,803 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,803
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH macho

Nearest frequency peer: macho (-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 “mail”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mail” 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).

mail vs mi
50% similar
mail vs más
25% similar
mail vs mal
75% similar

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

Key facts for mail
PropertyValue
Headwordmail
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmejl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,803
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mail”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mailcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “macho” (#4,802), “jurídica” (#4,801), “Mary” (#4,805). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mail” va en #4,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mail (IPA [ˈmejl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,803 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mail, with forms such as "amil", "maill", and "mali". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mi", "más", "mal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mail, spelled M-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Correo electrónico, medio de comunicación que permite el envío y la recepción de mensajes escritos, que pueden acompañarse de otros tipos de archivos, a través de internet.
  2. 2
    Mensaje que se envía a través del correo electrónico.
  3. 3
    Dirección de correo electrónico.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amil
  • maill
  • mali
  • mial
  • mmail

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mail - 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.

amil2maill1mali2mial2mmail1
Edit distance from "mail"

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 "mail"?
"mail" is spelled M-A-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmejl].
What does "mail" mean?
As a noun, "mail" means: Correo electrónico, medio de comunicación que permite el envío y la recepción de mensajes escritos, que pueden acompañarse de otros tipos de archivos, a través de internet.
What words are commonly confused with "mail"?
"mail" is commonly confused with "mi", "más", "mal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mail"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mail" is [ˈmejl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mail" come from?
"mail" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mail", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mary#4,805maíz#4,806huir#4,796oral#4,813

Similar misspelling depth

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

time5 variantsVeas5 variantsalmas5 variantspozo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list