mazorca
[maˈsoɾka]
The verdict
“mazorca” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,532 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,532
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mazorca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈsoɾka] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #48,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mazorca” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mazorca is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈsoɾka]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,532 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz.
- 2Por metonimia, corazón de la mazorca de maíz, sin los granos.
- 3Por extensión, mazorca con los granos de maíz aún suaves o tiernos.
- 4Fruto carnoso del cacao, con semillas rodeadas de pulpa.
- 5Porción de lino ya hilado.
- 6En 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.
- 7Grupo de amigos o personas con una relación estrecha entre sí.
- 8Conjunto de dientes de una persona o animal.
- 9Instrumento 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.
- 10Órgano sexual del hombre.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “mazorca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-Z-O-R-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈsoɾka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Menorca” - see the side-by-side comparison. mazorca vs Menorca
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.