majestad
[maxesˈt̪að̞]
The verdict
“majestad” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,406 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,406
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ostentación de grandeza; pompa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | majestad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maxesˈt̪að̞] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “majestad” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for majestad is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maxesˈt̪að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,406 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for majestad, with forms such as "amjestad", "maejstad", and "majesatd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "malestar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is majestad, spelled M-A-J-E-S-T-A-D.
Definition
- 1Ostentación de grandeza; pompa.
- 2Dignidad o gravedad de aspecto, de semblante.
- 3Dignidad del Omnipotente.
- 4Título que se da a los monarcas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amjestad,maejstad,majesatd,majesstad,majestadd,majestda,majesttad,majetsad,majjestad,majsetad,mjaestad,mmajestad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of majestad - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “majestad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-J-E-S-T-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maxesˈt̪að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “malestar” - see the side-by-side comparison. majestad vs malestar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.