más

[ˈmas]

/[ˈmas]/ adv

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The verdict

“más” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #24) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#24
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En comparación implícita o explícita, indica "mayor cantidad de, exceso, aumento, superioridad, preferencia". Comparativo irregular de mucho

Corpus desk

Index ES-mas · más · Spanish

más · rank #24 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #24
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,142
  • PHOTO-FINISH pero

Nearest frequency peer: pero (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “más”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “más” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

más vs mi
33% similar
más vs mm
33% similar
más vs my
33% similar

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

Key facts for más
PropertyValue
Headwordmás
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈmas]
Letters3
Frequency rank#24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “más” 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). más lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for más is neighbouring look-alikes ("mi", "mm", …), not just typos; it is anadverb pronounced [ˈmas]. Frequency #24 among 36,142 “M” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for más in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mi", "mm", "my", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is más, spelled M-Á-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    En comparación implícita o explícita, indica "mayor cantidad de, exceso, aumento, superioridad, preferencia". Comparativo irregular de mucho
  2. 2
    Comparativo irregular de muy (para exclamaciones ponderativas).
  3. 3
    En sentido negativo implica que no se repita una ejecución de algo o que se pare de hacer algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how más appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Qué ciudad más ruidosa!
  2. No vuelvas más para ese sitio.

Synonyms

tan

Antonyms

menos

This word in other languages

more(English)plus(Français)mehr(Deutsch)mais(Português)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "más"?
"más" is spelled M-Á-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmas].
What does "más" mean?
As an adverb, "más" means: En comparación implícita o explícita, indica "mayor cantidad de, exceso, aumento, superioridad, preferencia". Comparativo irregular de mucho
What words are commonly confused with "más"?
"más" is commonly confused with "mi", "mm", "my". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "más"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "más" is [ˈmas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "más" come from?
"más" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

con#16sus#32las#15del#14
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