mazapán
[masaˈpãn]
The verdict
“mazapán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,922 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,922
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manjar dulce a base de almendras molidas y azucar flor, usado para coberturas de repostería y figuras comestibles.
| 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) |
Where “mazapán” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mazapán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,922 among 36,142 “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.
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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Using “mazapán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-Z-A-P-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.