mazamorra

[masaˈmora]

/[masaˈmora]/ noun

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The verdict

“mazamorra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,116 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,116
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maíz molido cocinado de diversas formas, usado generalmente en postres, papillas y bebidas espesas. Se usa tradicionalmente en la gastronomía hispanoamericana.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mazamorra · mazamorra · Spanish

mazamorra · rank #84,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,116
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH materializan

Nearest frequency peer: materializan (-2 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 “mazamorra”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mazamorra
PropertyValue
Headwordmazamorra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[masaˈmora]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mazamorra” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mazamorracae 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: “materializan” (#84,114), “menguando” (#84,119), “masque” (#84,112). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mazamorra” va en #84,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mazamorra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,116 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [masaˈmora]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mazamorra, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 mazamorra, spelled M-A-Z-A-M-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maíz molido cocinado de diversas formas, usado generalmente en postres, papillas y bebidas espesas. Se usa tradicionalmente en la gastronomía hispanoamericana.
  2. 2
    Mezcla desordenada de elementos heterogéneos, particularmente ideas.
  3. 3
    Postre hecho con manzanas molidas o sidra espesadas con harina o chuño.
  4. 4
    Bebida espesa con granos de maíz enteros y triturados, que se prepara en leche y agua, y se toma fría o caliente como refrigerio o sobremesa, usualmente con panela o bocadillo de guayaba.
  5. 5
    Sopa espesa de harina de maíz con legumbres, carne de res en trozos y especias.
  6. 6
    Puré preparado con auyama.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Los temas de discusión solían ser si era preferible hacer los porotos con mazamorra o con zapallo.
  2. La mazamorra la vendían en unos jarritos de lata que llamaban 'medida'. …. Era entonces un postre muy generalizado. ¡Ya no es de moda comer mazamorra!

Synonyms

mezcolanzarevoltijo

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 "mazamorra"?
"mazamorra" is spelled M-A-Z-A-M-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [masaˈmora].
What does "mazamorra" mean?
As a noun, "mazamorra" means: Maíz molido cocinado de diversas formas, usado generalmente en postres, papillas y bebidas espesas. Se usa tradicionalmente en la gastronomía hispanoamericana.
How do you pronounce "mazamorra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mazamorra" is [masaˈmora]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mazamorra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

menguando#84,119marcianas#84,110monograma#84,144montañesa#84,149

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list