mastica

[masˈt̪ika]

/[masˈt̪ika]/ verb

The verdict

“mastica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,686 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,686
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mastica · mastica · Spanish

mastica · rank #53,686 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,686
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mataré

Nearest frequency peer: mataré (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mastica”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mastica” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mastica
PropertyValue
Headwordmastica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[masˈt̪ika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mastica” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).masticacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mataré” (#53,687), “matinales” (#53,688), “Maury” (#53,689). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mastica” va en #53,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mastica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,686 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [masˈt̪ika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

mastica has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 mastica, spelled M-A-S-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de masticar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mastica"?
"mastica" is spelled M-A-S-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [masˈt̪ika].
What does "mastica" mean?
As a verb, "mastica" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.
How do you pronounce "mastica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mastica" is [masˈt̪ika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mastica" come from?
"mastica" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list