matanza
[maˈt̪ãnsa]
The verdict
“matanza” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,877 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,877
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matanza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈt̪ãnsa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,877 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “matanza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for matanza is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈt̪ãnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,877 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for matanza, with forms such as "amtanza", "maatnza", and "matanaz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "matará", "mudanza", "mataría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 matanza, spelled M-A-T-A-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.
- 2La tarea de sacrificar a un cerdo y procesar su carne y vísceras para confeccionar embutidos y otros alimentos.
- 3Juego infantil que consiste en dos equipos enfrentados, que se lanzan pelotas con el objetivo de “matar” (tocar) a los jugadores del equipo rival.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amtanza,maatnza,matanaz,matannza,matanzza,matazna,matnaza,mattanza,mmatanza,mtaanza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matanza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “matanza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-T-A-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈt̪ãnsa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “matará” - see the side-by-side comparison. matanza vs matará
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.