matriarcado

[mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o]

/[mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“matriarcado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,964 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,964
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de sociedad en la que las mujeres mantienen un rol general de liderazgo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-matriarcado · matriarcado · Spanish

matriarcado · rank #72,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,964
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH masónicas

Nearest frequency peer: masónicas (-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 “matriarcado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “matriarcado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for matriarcado
PropertyValue
Headwordmatriarcado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “matriarcado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.matriarcadocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “masónicas” (#72,963), “mayos” (#72,966), “mequetrefe” (#72,968). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “matriarcado” va en #72,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

matriarcado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,964 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

matriarcado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is matriarcado, spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de sociedad en la que las mujeres mantienen un rol general de liderazgo.
  2. 2
    Influencia moral, predominante o muy marcada, de la mujer en un grupo social.

Antonyms

patriarcado

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 "matriarcado"?
"matriarcado" is spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o].
What does "matriarcado" mean?
As a noun, "matriarcado" means: Tipo de sociedad en la que las mujeres mantienen un rol general de liderazgo.
How do you pronounce "matriarcado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matriarcado" is [mat̪ɾjaɾˈkað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matriarcado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

metafísicos#72,970modernizada#72,982monitoreado#72,984inutilizado#72,895

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list