mapamundi
[mapaˈmũn̪d̪i]
The verdict
“mapamundi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,729 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,729
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Representación gráfica de la Tierra en un plano que muestra el globo terrestre dividido en dos hemisferios proyectados.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mapamundi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mapaˈmũn̪d̪i] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,729 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mapamundi” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mapamundi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,729 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mapaˈmũn̪d̪i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Representación gráfica de la Tierra en un plano que muestra el globo terrestre dividido en dos hemisferios proyectados.".
mapamundi has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mapamundi, spelled M-A-P-A-M-U-N-D-I.
Definition
- 1Representación gráfica de la Tierra en un plano que muestra el globo terrestre dividido en dos hemisferios proyectados.
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 “mapamundi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-P-A-M-U-N-D-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mapaˈmũn̪d̪i] (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.