mames

/[ˈmames]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,862

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mames is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de mame. Pronounced [ˈmames]. Often confused with más and mes.

Key facts for mames
PropertyValue
Headwordmames
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmames]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,862
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mames in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mames is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmames]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,862 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de mame.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for mames, with forms such as "ammes", "maems", and "mamess". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "más", "mes", "mate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mames, spelled M-A-M-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de mame.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ammes,maems,mamess,mammes,mamse,mmaes,mmames

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mames

Misspelling Variants of "mames"

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Misspelling Variants of "mames"

Frequency rank: #12,862 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mames"?
"mames" is spelled M-A-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmames].
What does "mames" mean?
As a noun, "mames" means: Forma del plural de mame.
What words are commonly confused with "mames"?
"mames" is commonly confused with "más", "mes", "mate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mames"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mames" is [ˈmames]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mames" come from?
"mames" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.