membrete

[mẽmˈbɾet̪e]

/[mẽmˈbɾet̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“membrete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,920 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,920
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Título de una persona, u organización, y que se imprime en la parte superior de las páginas que se escriben.

Corpus desk

Index ES-membrete · membrete · Spanish

membrete · rank #67,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,920
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mesiánica

Nearest frequency peer: mesiánica (+2 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 “membrete”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for membrete
PropertyValue
Headwordmembrete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽmˈbɾet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “membrete” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.membretecae 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: “mesiánica” (#67,922), “mesonero” (#67,923), “maxilares” (#67,916). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “membrete” va en #67,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

membrete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,920 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mẽmˈbɾet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for membrete in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is membrete, spelled M-E-M-B-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Título de una persona, u organización, y que se imprime en la parte superior de las páginas que se escriben.
  2. 2
    Memoria o anotación que se hace de algo, poniendo solo lo sustancial y preciso, para copiarlo y extenderlo después con todas sus formalidades y requisitos.
  3. 3
    Los renglones que se ponen al pie en las cartas o billetes y en el cual se pone el nombre del sujeto a quien se dirige.
  4. 4
    El aviso que se da escrito en una cuartilla de papel doblado para convidar a alguna acción o para hacer memoria a los ministros de alguna pretención.

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 "membrete"?
"membrete" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽmˈbɾet̪e].
What does "membrete" mean?
As a noun, "membrete" means: Título de una persona, u organización, y que se imprime en la parte superior de las páginas que se escriben.
How do you pronounce "membrete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membrete" is [mẽmˈbɾet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membrete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mesonero#67,923manejará#67,908mandarse#67,907morderse#67,937

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list