mamma

\ma.ma\

/\ma.ma\/ noun

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The verdict

“mamma” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,947
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mère, maman, italienne, ou corse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mamma · mamma · French

mamma · rank #36,947 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,947
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH malencontreus…

Nearest frequency peer: malencontreusement (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mamma »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mamma » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

mamma vs MMA
0% similar
mamma vs mmm
60% similar
mamma vs maya
60% similar

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

Key facts for mamma
PropertyValue
Headwordmamma
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ma\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,947
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mamma »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mammase place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « malencontreusement » (#36,946), « manipulateurs » (#36,948), « Magellan » (#36,945). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mamma » est au #36,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around mamma (IPA \ma.ma\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,947 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mère, maman, italienne, ou corse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for mamma, with forms such as "ammma", "mama", and "mamam". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MMA", "mmm", "maya", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mamma, spelled M-A-M-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mère, maman, italienne, ou corse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mamma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle va mourir, la mamma
  2. Tu n’es pas bavard et c’est dommage. Pour toi, bien sûr, et pour ta mamma.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammma
  • mama
  • mamam
  • mmama
  • mmamma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mamma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ammma2mama1mamam2mmama2mmamma1
Edit distance from "mamma"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mamma"?
"mamma" is spelled M-A-M-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ma\.
What does "mamma" mean?
As a noun, "mamma" means: Mère, maman, italienne, ou corse.
What words are commonly confused with "mamma"?
"mamma" is commonly confused with "MMA", "mmm", "maya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mamma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mamma" is \ma.ma\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mamma" come from?
"mamma" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lésés#36,943minet#36,959moret#36,964largo#36,925

Similar misspelling depth

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

melo5 variantslolo5 variantskali5 variantspanse5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list