mamba

[ˈmãmba]

/[ˈmãmba]/ noun

The verdict

“mamba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,033 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,033
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Dentroaspis) Cualquiera de las víboras venenosas del género Dentroaspis. Son oriundas del África y viven entre los árboles.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mamba · mamba · Spanish

mamba · rank #85,033 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,033
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mamario

Nearest frequency peer: mamario (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mamba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mamba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mamba
PropertyValue
Headwordmamba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmãmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,033
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mamba” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mambacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mamario” (#85,032), “mancillado” (#85,034), “malévolos” (#85,031). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mamba” va en #85,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mamba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,033 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmãmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Dentroaspis) Cualquiera de las víboras venenosas del género Dentroaspis. Son oriundas del África y viven entre los árboles.".

Zero misspellings are on record for mamba in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mamba, spelled M-A-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Dentroaspis) Cualquiera de las víboras venenosas del género Dentroaspis. Son oriundas del África y viven entre los árboles.

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 "mamba"?
"mamba" is spelled M-A-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãmba].
What does "mamba" mean?
As a noun, "mamba" means: (Dentroaspis) Cualquiera de las víboras venenosas del género Dentroaspis. Son oriundas del África y viven entre los árboles.
How do you pronounce "mamba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamba" is [ˈmãmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list