mazorca

[maˈsoɾka]

/[maˈsoɾka]/ noun

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The verdict

“mazorca” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,532
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mazorca · mazorca · Spanish

mazorca · rank #48,532 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,532
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH math

Nearest frequency peer: math (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mazorca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mazorca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mazorca vs Menorca
57% similar
mazorca vs marca
71% similar
mazorca vs mayoría
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mazorca
PropertyValue
Headwordmazorca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈsoɾka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,532
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mazorca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mazorcacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “math” (#48,531), “matarían” (#48,530), “Marquina” (#48,527). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mazorca” va en #48,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mazorca (IPA [maˈsoɾka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,532 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mazorca, with forms such as "amzorca", "maozrca", and "mazocra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Menorca", "marca", "mayoría", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mazorca, spelled M-A-Z-O-R-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz.
  2. 2
    Por metonimia, corazón de la mazorca de maíz, sin los granos.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, mazorca con los granos de maíz aún suaves o tiernos.
  4. 4
    Fruto carnoso del cacao, con semillas rodeadas de pulpa.
  5. 5
    Porción de lino ya hilado.
  6. 6
    En herrería, decorado (moldura) que se hace a las barandas (columnas, barrotes), con una parte gruesa en el centro, que se va haciendo delgado hacia los extremos.
  7. 7
    Grupo de amigos o personas con una relación estrecha entre sí.
  8. 8
    Conjunto de dientes de una persona o animal.
  9. 9
    Instrumento de viento para tocar música, que consiste en un caja pequeña y alargada con una serie de orificios a través de los cuales se sopla y aspira alternativamente.
  10. 10
    Órgano sexual del hombre.

Synonyms

panojabacalchalacorontamarloolotezurotusachoclochócoloelotedentadurapiñataarmónica

This word in other languages

corncob(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amzorca
  • maozrca
  • mazocra
  • mazorac
  • mazorcca
  • mazorrca
  • mazroca
  • mazzorca
  • mmazorca
  • mzaorca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mazorca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amzorca2maozrca2mazocra2mazorac2mazorcca1mazorrca1mazroca2mazzorca1
Edit distance from "mazorca"

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 "mazorca"?
"mazorca" is spelled M-A-Z-O-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈsoɾka].
What does "mazorca" mean?
As a noun, "mazorca" means: Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz.
What words are commonly confused with "mazorca"?
"mazorca" is commonly confused with "Menorca", "marca", "mayoría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mazorca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mazorca" is [maˈsoɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mazorca" come from?
"mazorca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

meteoro#48,537minando#48,540mirabas#48,543missing#48,544

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

lights10 variantsnudista10 variantspaganas10 variantspiletas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list