mastican

[masˈt̪ikãn]

/[masˈt̪ikãn]/ verb

The verdict

“mastican” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,162 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,162
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mastican · mastican · Spanish

mastican · rank #92,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,162
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH masías

Nearest frequency peer: masías (+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 “mastican”

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 “mastican” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mastican
PropertyValue
Headwordmastican
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[masˈt̪ikãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mastican” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.masticancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “masías” (#92,163), “mayorazgos” (#92,168), “mayordomía” (#92,169). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mastican” va en #92,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mastican is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,162 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [masˈt̪ikãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for mastican in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 mastican, spelled M-A-S-T-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 "mastican"?
"mastican" is spelled M-A-S-T-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [masˈt̪ikãn].
What does "mastican" mean?
As a verb, "mastican" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de masticar.
How do you pronounce "mastican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mastican" is [masˈt̪ikãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mastican" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list