mate
[ˈmat̪e]
The verdict
“mate” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infusión de yerba mate consumida como bebida estimulante. Tradicionalmente, se sirve en un pote hecho de calabaza seca y se bebe con una bombilla metálica. Es común en la gastronomía de Argentina, ...
Corpus desk
Index ES-mate · mate · Spanish
mate · rank #3,719 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,719
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH maravilloso
Nearest frequency peer: maravilloso (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- manual
manual
96,284 corpus weight
- maravilloso
maravilloso
96,283 corpus weight
- mate
mate
96,282 corpus weight
- menciona
menciona
96,281 corpus weight
- Miami
Miami
96,280 corpus weight
- muchachos
muchachos
96,279 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mate” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | mate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmat̪e] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #3,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “mate” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around mate (IPA [ˈmat̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,719 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mate, with forms such as "amte", "maet", and "matte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "max", "may", "mit", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mate, spelled M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Infusión de yerba mate consumida como bebida estimulante. Tradicionalmente, se sirve en un pote hecho de calabaza seca y se bebe con una bombilla metálica. Es común en la gastronomía de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Bolivia (Tarija).
- 2Por extensión, bebida obtenida de remojar en agua cualquier hierba aromática.
- 3Recipiente elaborado a partir de una calabaza, de asta, metal u otro material donde se toma la infusión.
- 4(Lagenaria siceraria) Planta de la familia de las Cucurbitáceas, cuyas calabazas son usadas para crear vasos para tomar mate₁.
- 5Cabeza (parte corporal).
- 6Por metonimia, capacidad de pensamiento y de juicio.
- 7Semilla o poroto con que juegan los muchachos.^([cita requerida]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ya no es la papusa del barrio latino, ya no es la mistonga florcita de lis; ya nada le queda, ni aquel argentino que entre mate y mate la alzó de Paris.
Adentro de las casas de todas las clases sociales también se masca y se toma mate de coca, un extraordinario remedio para el apunamiento.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amte
- maet
- matte
- mmate
- mtae
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mate - 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "mate" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "max". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,719 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.