mapudungun

[mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn]

/[mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn]/ noun

The verdict

“mapudungun” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,039 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,039
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lengua sudamericana hablada en Chile y Argentina por los mapuches. Es aglutinante y no ha sido relacionada satisfactoriamente con ninguna familia de lenguas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mapudungun · mapudungun · Spanish

mapudungun · rank #85,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,039
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manquehue

Nearest frequency peer: Manquehue (-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 “mapudungun”

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 “mapudungun” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mapudungun
PropertyValue
Headwordmapudungun
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mapudungun” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mapudunguncae 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: “Manquehue” (#85,038), “manifestadas” (#85,037), “Marambio” (#85,041). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mapudungun” va en #85,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mapudungun is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,039 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lengua sudamericana hablada en Chile y Argentina por los mapuches. Es aglutinante y no ha sido relacionada satisfactoriamente con ninguna familia de lenguas.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mapudungun, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 mapudungun, spelled M-A-P-U-D-U-N-G-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lengua sudamericana hablada en Chile y Argentina por los mapuches. Es aglutinante y no ha sido relacionada satisfactoriamente con ninguna familia de lenguas.

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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 "mapudungun"?
"mapudungun" is spelled M-A-P-U-D-U-N-G-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn].
What does "mapudungun" mean?
As a noun, "mapudungun" means: Lengua sudamericana hablada en Chile y Argentina por los mapuches. Es aglutinante y no ha sido relacionada satisfactoriamente con ninguna familia de lenguas.
How do you pronounce "mapudungun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mapudungun" is [mapuˈð̞ũŋgũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mapudungun" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list