maçã

[mɐˈsɐ̃]

/[mɐˈsɐ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“maçã” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apfel

Corpus desk

Index DE-maca · maçã · German

maçã · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for maçã
PropertyValue
Headwordmaçã
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɐˈsɐ̃]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “maçã” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

maçãschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maçã is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɐˈsɐ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apfel".

maçã doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is maçã, spelled M-A-Ç-Ã.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apfel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quanto custa um quilo de maçãs?

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maçã"?
"maçã" is spelled M-A-Ç-Ã. The IPA pronunciation is [mɐˈsɐ̃].
What does "maçã" mean?
As a noun, "maçã" means: Apfel
How do you pronounce "maçã"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maçã" is [mɐˈsɐ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maçã" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list