maíz
Spanish, noun/maˈiθ/
maíz is spelled M-A-Í-Z (4 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maíz is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “corn, maize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Zea mays) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las poáceas, originaria de América y hoy cultivada en…”.
What does maíz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorn, maize
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Zea mays) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las poáceas, originaria de América y hoy cultivada en todo el mundo como alimento. Tiene tallos erectos, en forma de caña, de hasta 3 m de altura, hojas densamente apretadas que protegen las inflorescencias femeninas y un penacho terminal de flores masculinas. La espádice femenina se transforma en un fruto compuesto llamado mazorca, con los grano 2. Grano o mazorca de maíz₁, empleado como alimento
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 maíz
- maíces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maíz?
- /maˈiθ/
- [maˈiθ]
- /maˈis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maíz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maíz in Spanish?
maíz appears 16 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).