matagalpa
[mat̪aˈɣ̞alpa]
The verdict
“matagalpa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,921 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,921
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia amerindia que habitaba en El Salvador, Nicaragua y Honduras.
Corpus desk
Index ES-matagalpa · matagalpa · Spanish
matagalpa · rank #57,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,921
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH martirizado
Nearest frequency peer: martirizado (-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 “matagalpa”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- maquillada
maquillada
42,083 corpus weight
- maquillajes
maquillajes
42,082 corpus weight
- martirizado
martirizado
42,081 corpus weight
- matagalpa
matagalpa
42,080 corpus weight
- mazapán
mazapán
42,079 corpus weight
- meadows
meadows
42,077 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “matagalpa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matagalpa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mat̪aˈɣ̞alpa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “matagalpa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
matagalpa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,921 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mat̪aˈɣ̞alpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for matagalpa, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 matagalpa, spelled M-A-T-A-G-A-L-P-A.
Definition
- 1Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a una etnia amerindia que habitaba en El Salvador, Nicaragua y Honduras.
- 2Propio de o relativo al idioma de este pueblo.
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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