mamaste
[maˈmast̪e]
The verdict
“mamaste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,073 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,073
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mamar o de mamarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mamaste |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maˈmast̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mamaste” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mamaste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,073 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maˈmast̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mamar o de mamarse.".
mamaste has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is mamaste, spelled M-A-M-A-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mamar o de mamarse.
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 “mamaste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-M-A-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈmast̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.