mazazo

[maˈsaso]

/[maˈsaso]/ noun

The verdict

“mazazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,274 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,274
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Golpe asestado con una maza o un mazo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mazazo · mazazo · Spanish

mazazo · rank #80,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,274
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maximizando

Nearest frequency peer: maximizando (-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 “mazazo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mazazo
PropertyValue
Headwordmazazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈsaso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mazazo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mazazocae 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: “maximizando” (#80,273), “marriage” (#80,271), “maromas” (#80,270). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mazazo” va en #80,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mazazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,274 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈsaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mazazo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mazazo, spelled M-A-Z-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpe asestado con una maza o un mazo.
  2. 2
    Acontecimiento, noticia o situación que causa un fuerte impacto emocional o conlleva consecuencias graves.

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 "mazazo"?
"mazazo" is spelled M-A-Z-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈsaso].
What does "mazazo" mean?
As a noun, "mazazo" means: Golpe asestado con una maza o un mazo.
How do you pronounce "mazazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mazazo" is [maˈsaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mazazo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list