Matthew
/ˈmæθjuː/
The verdict
“Matthew” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,087 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #11,087
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Mateo.
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 | Matthew |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæθjuː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Matthew” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Matthew is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmæθjuː/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,087 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Matthew, with forms such as "amtthew", "mathew", and "mathtew". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "matter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Matthew, spelled M-A-T-T-H-E-W.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Mateo.
- 2Apellido.
- 3Mateo el evangelista.
- 4Mateo, primer libro del Nuevo Testamento.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amtthew,mathew,mathtew,mattehw,mattheww,matthhew,matthwe,mmatthew,mtathew
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Matthew - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Matthew”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-T-T-H-E-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmæθjuː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “matter” - see the side-by-side comparison. Matthew vs matter
- 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.