Which to use
“maestre” and “maestría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,177
- “maestre” frequency rank
- #7,322
- “maestría” frequency rank
- 21499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maestre | maestría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Militar de rango superior. | Estudio univeritario después del grado |
Where the eye mixes maestre and maestría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maestre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against maestría's 8 (CVVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maestre and maestría
A purely visual mix-up. maestre ([maˈest̪ɾe]) and maestría ([maesˈt̪ɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maestre is recorded at frequency rank #14,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈest̪ɾe]. maestría is at rank #7,322, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maesˈt̪ɾia].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21499, this pair ranks #254,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maestre vs maestría
Shared letters: aemrst. Private to "maestre": -. Private to "maestría": í.
"maestre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "maestría" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maestre ← amestre · maesrte · maesstre · maester · maestrre · maesttre · maetsre · masetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maestre" and "maestría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maestre" or "maestría"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maestre" and "maestría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maestría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maestre" and "maestría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maestre vs muestres". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #254,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.