Mataró

[mat̪aˈɾo]

/[mat̪aˈɾo]/ name

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The verdict

“Mataró” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,700
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad española de la provincia de Barcelona a orillas del Mediterráneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mataro · Mataró · Spanish

Mataró · rank #43,700 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,700
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maroto

Nearest frequency peer: Maroto (-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 “Mataró”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Mataró” 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).

Mataró vs mato
33% similar
Mataró vs metro
33% similar
Mataró vs mateo
33% similar

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

Key facts for Mataró
PropertyValue
HeadwordMataró
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mat̪aˈɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,700
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Mataró”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Matarócae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Maroto” (#43,699), “matizar” (#43,701), “mans” (#43,698). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Mataró” va en #43,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Mataró (IPA [mat̪aˈɾo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,700 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad española de la provincia de Barcelona a orillas del Mediterráneo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mataró, with forms such as "amtaró", "maatró", and "matarró". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mato", "metro", "mateo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Mataró, spelled M-A-T-A-R-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad española de la provincia de Barcelona a orillas del Mediterráneo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtaró
  • maatró
  • matarró
  • mataór
  • matraó
  • mattaró
  • mmataró
  • mtaaró

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mataró - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amtaró2maatró2matarró1mataór2matraó2mattaró1mmataró1mtaaró2
Edit distance from "Mataró"

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 "Mataró"?
"Mataró" is spelled M-A-T-A-R-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [mat̪aˈɾo].
What does "Mataró" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mataró" means: Ciudad española de la provincia de Barcelona a orillas del Mediterráneo.
What words are commonly confused with "Mataró"?
"Mataró" is commonly confused with "mato", "metro", "mateo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mataró"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mataró" is [mat̪aˈɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mataró" come from?
"Mataró" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maroto#43,699Malaui#43,696migran#43,710Morera#43,722

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Jericó8 variantsPriego8 variantsgentío8 variantspívot8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list