mamy

/ˈma.mɨ/

//ˈma.mɨ// noun

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The verdict

“mamy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,651 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,651
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del genitivo singular de mama.

Key facts for mamy
PropertyValue
Headwordmamy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈma.mɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mamy” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mamy lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mamy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,651 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈma.mɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

mamy has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mamy, spelled M-A-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del genitivo singular de mama.
  2. 2
    Forma del nominativo plural de mama.
  3. 3
    Forma del acusativo plural de mama.
  4. 4
    Forma del vocativo plural de mama.

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 "mamy"?
"mamy" is spelled M-A-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈma.mɨ/.
What does "mamy" mean?
As a noun, "mamy" means: Forma del genitivo singular de mama.
How do you pronounce "mamy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamy" is /ˈma.mɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamy" come from?
"mamy" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mamy”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-M-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈma.mɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list