mastitis
[masˈt̪it̪is]
The verdict
“mastitis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inflamación de la glándula mamaria de primates o la ubre de otros mamíferos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mastitis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [masˈt̪it̪is] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mastitis” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mastitis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [masˈt̪it̪is]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflamación de la glándula mamaria de primates o la ubre de otros mamíferos.".
mastitis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mastitis, spelled M-A-S-T-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inflamación de la glándula mamaria de primates o la ubre de otros mamíferos.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mastitis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-S-T-I-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [masˈt̪it̪is] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.