mayan

[ˈmaʝãn]

/[ˈmaʝãn]/ verb

The verdict

“mayan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,160 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,160
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mayar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mayan · mayan · Spanish

mayan · rank #83,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,160
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mañosa

Nearest frequency peer: mañosa (+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 “mayan”

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 “mayan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mayan
PropertyValue
Headwordmayan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaʝãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#83,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mayan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mayancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mañosa” (#83,161), “mañosos” (#83,162), “manoseado” (#83,157). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mayan” va en #83,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mayan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,160 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaʝãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mayar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mayan in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mayan, spelled M-A-Y-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mayar.

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 "mayan"?
"mayan" is spelled M-A-Y-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʝãn].
What does "mayan" mean?
As a verb, "mayan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mayar.
How do you pronounce "mayan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mayan" is [ˈmaʝãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mayan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list