Macao
[maˈkao]
The verdict
“Macao” is uncommon German (frequency #66,460 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,460
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - chinesische Sonderverwaltungszone, ehemalige portugiesische Kolonie
Corpus desk
Index DE-macao · Macao · German
Macao · rank #66,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,460
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH lüg
Nearest frequency peer: lüg (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Macao”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lublin
Lublin
33,545 corpus weight
- Luftzug
Luftzug
33,544 corpus weight
- Lustgarten
Lustgarten
33,543 corpus weight
- lüg
lüg
33,542 corpus weight
- Macao
Macao
33,541 corpus weight
- Mahnwachen
Mahnwachen
33,540 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Macao” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Macao |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [maˈkao] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Macao” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Macao is uncommon German at frequency #66,460 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maˈkao]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chinesische Sonderverwaltungszone, ehemalige portugiesische Kolonie".
Macao doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Macao, spelled M-A-C-A-O.
Definition
- 1chinesische Sonderverwaltungszone, ehemalige portugiesische Kolonie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Macao appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit 2002 boomen die Casinos in Macao.
„Das sozialistische Wirtschaftssystem Chinas wird in Macao nicht angewandt.“
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Macao", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.