mazapán
[masaˈpãn]
The verdict
“mazapán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,922 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,922
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manjar dulce a base de almendras molidas y azucar flor, usado para coberturas de repostería y figuras comestibles.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mazapan · mazapán · Spanish
mazapán · rank #57,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,922
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH matagalpa
Nearest frequency peer: matagalpa (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mazapán”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- maquillajes
maquillajes
42,082 corpus weight
- martirizado
martirizado
42,081 corpus weight
- matagalpa
matagalpa
42,080 corpus weight
- mazapán
mazapán
42,079 corpus weight
- meadows
meadows
42,077 corpus weight
- mediadora
mediadora
42,076 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mazapán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mazapán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [masaˈpãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,922 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mazapán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mazapán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,922 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [masaˈpãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mazapán in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mazapán, spelled M-A-Z-A-P-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Manjar dulce a base de almendras molidas y azucar flor, usado para coberturas de repostería y figuras comestibles.
- 2Figura o bombón de mazapán₁.
- 3Manjar análogo elaborado a base de maníes.
- 4Trozo de pan o bizcocho con que los obispos católicos se limpiaban los dedos luego de administrar ciertos sacramentos en ocasiones solemnes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mazapán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Con los helados de té verde y unas trufas de sake, se descorcharon dos medias botellas (todo un lujo, ¡muchas gracias por traerlas!) del untuoso Selbach-Oster Riesling Eiswein Bernkasteler Badstube 2001, de nuevo jovencísimo, pero con mucha complejidad, orejones, mazapán, cítricos, miel, algo de botrytis, y en la boca muy denso, con mucho azúcar, y alta a…
This word in other languages
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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