mamen

[ˈmamẽn]

/[ˈmamẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“mamen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,420
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mamar o de mamarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mamen · mamen · Spanish

mamen · rank #20,420 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,420
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH malvada

Nearest frequency peer: malvada (-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 “mamen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mamen” 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).

mamen vs man
60% similar
mamen vs men
60% similar
mamen vs mate
60% similar

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

Key facts for mamen
PropertyValue
Headwordmamen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmamẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,420
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mamen”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “malvada” (#20,419), “manantial” (#20,421), “malicia” (#20,418). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mamen” va en #20,420. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around mamen (IPA [ˈmamẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,420 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mamen, with forms such as "ammen", "maemn", and "mamenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "man", "men", "mate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mamen, spelled M-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mamar o de mamarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de mamar o del imperativo negativo de mamarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammen
  • maemn
  • mamenn
  • mammen
  • mamne
  • mmaen
  • mmamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammen2maemn2mamenn1mammen1mamne2mmaen2mmamen1
Edit distance from "mamen"

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 "mamen"?
"mamen" is spelled M-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmamẽn].
What does "mamen" mean?
As a verb, "mamen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mamar o de mamarse.
What words are commonly confused with "mamen"?
"mamen" is commonly confused with "man", "men", "mate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamen" is [ˈmamẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamen" come from?
"mamen" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list