mayoral

[maʝoˈɾal]

/[maʝoˈɾal]/ noun

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The verdict

“mayoral” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,139
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pastor principal que cuida los rebaños o cabañas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mayoral · mayoral · Spanish

mayoral · rank #35,139 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,139
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH masacrados

Nearest frequency peer: masacrados (-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 “mayoral”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mayoral” 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).

mayoral vs moral
71% similar
mayoral vs Mayra
57% similar
mayoral vs mayoría
71% similar

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

Key facts for mayoral
PropertyValue
Headwordmayoral
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʝoˈɾal]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,139
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mayoral”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mayoralcae 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 “masacrados” (#35,138), “Marrakech” (#35,137), “mantuve” (#35,136). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mayoral” va en #35,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mayoral (IPA [maʝoˈɾal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,139 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mayoral, with forms such as "amyoral", "maoyral", and "mayoarl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "moral", "Mayra", "mayoría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mayoral, spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pastor principal que cuida los rebaños o cabañas.
  2. 2
    En las galeras, diligencias y otros carruajes, quien gobierna el tiro de mulas o caballos.
  3. 3
    En las cuadrillas de cavadores o de segadores, quien hace de cabeza o capataz.
  4. 4
    En las labranzas y en las cabañas de mulas, cabeza o capataz que manda a los otros mozos.
  5. 5
    Mampostero₂.
  6. 6
    En los hospitales de San Lárazo, quien administra o gobierna.
  7. 7
    En el mundo de los pastores el mayoral es el encargado de todo, incluso de los salarios. Señala los chozos de verano, fabrica los necesarios. Es la máxima autoridad.
  8. 8
    Alguacil₁.
  9. 9
    Corregidor₂.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mayoral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Cuarenta y cinco días tardan en la marcha y esquileo, adelantándose el mayoral al acercarse a la Babia para tener señalados los pastos de verano, fabricar los chozos necesarios, etc».

Synonyms

mayor

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amyoral
  • maoyral
  • mayoarl
  • mayorall
  • mayorla
  • mayorral
  • mayroal
  • mayyoral
  • mmayoral
  • myaoral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mayoral - 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.

amyoral2maoyral2mayoarl2mayorall1mayorla2mayorral1mayroal2mayyoral1
Edit distance from "mayoral"

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 "mayoral"?
"mayoral" is spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [maʝoˈɾal].
What does "mayoral" mean?
As a noun, "mayoral" means: Pastor principal que cuida los rebaños o cabañas.
What words are commonly confused with "mayoral"?
"mayoral" is commonly confused with "moral", "Mayra", "mayoría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mayoral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mayoral" is [maʝoˈɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mayoral" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mantuve#35,136moradas#35,148llovido#35,128ligando#35,126

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

misiva10 variantspanacea10 variantsparemos10 variantspechuga10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list