mayo

[ˈmaʝo]

/[ˈmaʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“mayo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#503
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Según los calendarios juliano y gregoriano, quinto mes del año.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mayo · mayo · Spanish

mayo · rank #503 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #503
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH manos

Nearest frequency peer: manos (-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 “mayo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mayo” 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).

mayo vs my
50% similar
mayo vs mo
50% similar
mayo vs muy
50% similar

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

Key facts for mayo
PropertyValue
Headwordmayo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaʝo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#503
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mayo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mayocae 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 “manos” (#502), “mucha” (#504), “José” (#501). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mayo” va en #503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mayo (IPA [ˈmaʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #503 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mayo, with forms such as "amyo", "maoy", and "mayyo". 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, "my", "mo", "muy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 mayo, spelled M-A-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Según los calendarios juliano y gregoriano, quinto mes del año.
  2. 2
    Árbol adornado en torno al cual danzan los jóvenes en los pueblos de España.
  3. 3
    Flores, adornos florales o ramos que los novios ponen en la puerta de la casa de las novias.
  4. 4
    (Icterus dominicensis) Pájaro caribeño de color amarillo.
  5. 5
    Música con la que los mozos saludan a sus novias las últimas noches de abril, en los pueblos de España.
  6. 6
    Muchacho que acompañaba y servía a la maya, joven elegida por su belleza.

Synonyms

guainicamaisitomayitoturpial de sureste

This word in other languages

May(English)mai(Français)Mai(Deutsch)maio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amyo
  • maoy
  • mayyo
  • mmayo
  • myao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mayo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amyo2maoy2mayyo1mmayo1myao2
Edit distance from "mayo"

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 "mayo"?
"mayo" is spelled M-A-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʝo].
What does "mayo" mean?
As a noun, "mayo" means: Según los calendarios juliano y gregoriano, quinto mes del año.
What words are commonly confused with "mayo"?
"mayo" is commonly confused with "my", "mo", "muy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mayo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mayo" is [ˈmaʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mayo" come from?
"mayo" 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 "mayo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

José#501deja#496dado#495peor#515

Similar misspelling depth

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

miedo5 variantssean5 variantsojos5 variantsobra5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list