masala
[maˈsala]
The verdict
“masala” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,051 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,051
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mezcla de diferentes especias usadas en la cocina india.
Corpus desk
Index ES-masala · masala · Spanish
masala · rank #88,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,051
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH marv
Nearest frequency peer: marv (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “masala”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Marcelina
Marcelina
11,954 corpus weight
- marv
marv
11,951 corpus weight
- masala
masala
11,950 corpus weight
- mastodonte
mastodonte
11,949 corpus weight
- Matti
Matti
11,948 corpus weight
- mediáticame…
mediáticamente
11,945 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “masala” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | masala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈsala] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “masala” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
masala is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,051 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈsala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mezcla de diferentes especias usadas en la cocina india.".
No misspelling variants are generated for masala in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is masala, spelled M-A-S-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Mezcla de diferentes especias usadas en la cocina india.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.