mascarada
[maskaˈɾað̞a]
The verdict
“mascarada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,385 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,385
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fiesta a la que acude la gente disfrazada con máscaras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mascarada · mascarada · Spanish
mascarada · rank #52,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,385
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH marital
Nearest frequency peer: marital (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mascarada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- maleficio
maleficio
47,622 corpus weight
- marimba
marimba
47,619 corpus weight
- marital
marital
47,618 corpus weight
- mascarada
mascarada
47,616 corpus weight
- materializa…
materializado
47,614 corpus weight
- matizado
matizado
47,611 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mascarada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mascarada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maskaˈɾað̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mascarada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mascarada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,385 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maskaˈɾað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
mascarada has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mascarada, spelled M-A-S-C-A-R-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Fiesta a la que acude la gente disfrazada con máscaras.
- 2Comparsa o acompañamiento de máscaras.
- 3Engaño, enredo, trama urdida para ocultar algo o engañar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mascarada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Únete á la mascarada,/Y mientras muequea un clown/Con la faz pintarrajeada/Como Frank Brown;.
La presunta elección del señor Ibáñez fue una mascarada y una superchería.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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