matanza

[maˈt̪ãnsa]

/[maˈt̪ãnsa]/ noun

The verdict

“matanza” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,877
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-matanza · matanza · Spanish

matanza · rank #7,877 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,877
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maltrato

Nearest frequency peer: maltrato (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “matanza”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “matanza” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

matanza vs matará
57% similar
matanza vs mudanza
71% similar
matanza vs mataría
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for matanza
PropertyValue
Headwordmatanza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈt̪ãnsa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,877
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “matanza”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.matanzacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “maltrato” (#7,876), “mejorando” (#7,878), “maldad” (#7,875). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “matanza” va en #7,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around matanza (IPA [maˈt̪ãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,877 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.
  2. 2
    La tarea de sacrificar a un cerdo y procesar su carne y vísceras para confeccionar embutidos y otros alimentos.
  3. 3
    Juego infantil que consiste en dos equipos enfrentados, que se lanzan pelotas con el objetivo de “matar” (tocar) a los jugadores del equipo rival.

Synonyms

carneo de chanchoreitereitimientoquemado

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.

amtanza2maatnza2matanaz2matannza1matanzza1matazna2matnaza2mattanza1
Edit distance from "matanza"

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 "matanza"?
"matanza" is spelled M-A-T-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈt̪ãnsa].
What does "matanza" mean?
As a noun, "matanza" means: Asesinato de un grupo numeroso de personas.
What words are commonly confused with "matanza"?
"matanza" is commonly confused with "matará", "mudanza", "mataría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matanza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matanza" is [maˈt̪ãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matanza" come from?
"matanza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list