más bien
[ˈmas ˈβ̞jẽn]
The verdict
“más bien” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se usa para introducir una aclaración o precisión respecto de lo que se venía diciendo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mas-bien · más bien · Spanish
más bien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | más bien |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmas ˈβ̞jẽn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “más bien” en español
Rare enough to double-check
más bien is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmas ˈβ̞jẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se usa para introducir una aclaración o precisión respecto de lo que se venía diciendo.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for más bien, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is más bien, spelled M-Á-S- -B-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se usa para introducir una aclaración o precisión respecto de lo que se venía diciendo.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.