masa madre
[ˈmasa ˈmað̞ɾe]
The verdict
“masa madre” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masa leudada con levadura natural y espontáneamente, que se utiliza como ingrediente en la elaboración de los panes, como el de centeno, que no tienen suficiente gluten para un leudado directo. Se ...
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Index ES-masa-madre · masa madre · Spanish
masa madre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | masa madre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmasa ˈmað̞ɾe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “masa madre” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
masa madre is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmasa ˈmað̞ɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masa leudada con levadura natural y espontáneamente, que se utiliza como ingrediente en la elaboración de los panes, como el de centeno, que no tienen suficiente gluten para un leudado directo. Se ...".
masa madre has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 masa madre, spelled M-A-S-A- -M-A-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Masa leudada con levadura natural y espontáneamente, que se utiliza como ingrediente en la elaboración de los panes, como el de centeno, que no tienen suficiente gluten para un leudado directo. Se elabora a temperatura ambiente, produciendo un pan de crecimiento lento, miga muy compacta y sabor intenso.
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