madre
/ˈma.dɾɨ/
The verdict
“madre” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,219 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,219
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mãe
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 | madre |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈma.dɾɨ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,219 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “madre” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for madre is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈma.dɾɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,219 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for madre, with forms such as "amdre", "maddre", and "mader". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "mãe", "mar", "Mark", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is madre, spelled M-A-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1mãe
- 2freira
- 3largura do leito de um rio
- 4molde para metais
- 5útero
- 6viga que apoia os estrados de uma ponte
- 7viga de apoio intermédio de um assoalho
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amdre,maddre,mader,madrre,marde,mdare,mmadre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of madre - 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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “madre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈma.dɾɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mãe” - see the side-by-side comparison. madre vs mãe
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.