mayoral

/[maʝoˈɾal]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,139

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

mayoral is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pastor principal que cuida los rebaños o cabañas. Pronounced [maʝoˈɾal]. Often confused with moral and Mayra.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mayoral in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mayoral is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maʝoˈɾal]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,139 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for mayoral, with forms such as "amyoral", "maoyral", and "mayoarl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "moral", "Mayra", "mayoría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mayoral, spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amyoral,maoyral,mayoarl,mayorall,mayorla,mayorral,mayroal,mayyoral,mmayoral,myaoral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mayoral

Misspelling Variants of "mayoral"

amyoral7maoyral7mayoarl7mayorall8mayorla7mayorral8mayroal7mayyoral8
Misspelling Variants of "mayoral"

Frequency rank: #35,139 in Spanish

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?
"mayoral" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.