María

[maˈɾia]

/[maˈɾia]/ name

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The verdict

“María” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #749. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#749
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer, popular en países de tradición cristiana por ser el nombre de la madre de Jesús.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maria · María · Spanish

María · rank #749 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #749
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mala

Nearest frequency peer: mala (-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 “María”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “María” 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).

María vs mia
20% similar
María vs masa
40% similar
María vs mata
40% similar

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

Key facts for María
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maˈɾia]
Letters5
Frequency rank#749
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “María”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Maríacae 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 “mala” (#748), “militar” (#750), “luis” (#747). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “María” va en #749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around María (IPA [maˈɾia]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #749 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de pila de mujer, popular en países de tradición cristiana por ser el nombre de la madre de Jesús.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for María, with forms such as "amría", "maraí", and "marría". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mia", "masa", "mata", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is María, spelled M-A-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de mujer, popular en países de tradición cristiana por ser el nombre de la madre de Jesús.

This word in other languages

Mary(English)Marie(Français)Maria(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amría
  • maraí
  • marría
  • maíra
  • mmaría
  • mraía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amría2maraí2marría1maíra2mmaría1mraía2
Edit distance from "María"

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 "María"?
"María" is spelled M-A-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɾia].
What does "María" mean?
As a proper noun, "María" means: Nombre de pila de mujer, popular en países de tradición cristiana por ser el nombre de la madre de Jesús.
What words are commonly confused with "María"?
"María" is commonly confused with "mia", "masa", "mata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "María"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "María" is [maˈɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "María" come from?
"María" 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 "María", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lejos#746plata#754autor#737color#761

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

baja6 variantséxito6 variantsideas6 variantspodía6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list