maza
[ˈmasa]
The verdict
“maza” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,489 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,489
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arma antigua, hecha de palo guarnecido de hierro, o toda de hierro, con la cabeza gruesa.
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 | maza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmasa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #19,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for maza is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmasa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,489 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for maza, with forms such as "amza", "maaz", and "mazza". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mia", "Mea", "mesa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maza, spelled M-A-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Arma antigua, hecha de palo guarnecido de hierro, o toda de hierro, con la cabeza gruesa.
- 2Insignia que llevan los maceros delante de los reyes o gobernadores. También usan de ella las ciudades, universidades y otros cuerpos en los actos públicos.
- 3Ballestero de maza.
- 4Instrumento de madera dura, parecido a la maza antigua de combate, y que sirve para machacar el esparto y el lino.
- 5Pelota gruesa forrada de cuero y con mango de madera, que sirve para tocar el bombo.
- 6Pieza de madera o hierro que en el martinete sirve para golpear sobre las cabezas de los pilotes.
- 7Tronco u otra cosa pesada, en que se prende y asegura la cadena a los monos o a los micos para que no se huyan.
- 8Palo, hueso u otra cosa que por entretenimiento se suele poner en las carnestolendas atado a la cola de los perros.
- 9Trapo u otra cosa que se prende en los vestidos para burlarse de los que los llevan.
- 10En los juegos de billar y trucos, extremo más grueso de los tacos.
- 11Cubo de la rueda.
- 12Especería, droga.
- 13Persona pesada y molesta en su conversación y trato.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amza,maaz,mazza,mmaza,mzaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “maza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmasa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mia” - see the side-by-side comparison. maza vs mia
- 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.