Machos

[ˈmat͡ʃos]

/[ˈmat͡ʃos]/ noun

The verdict

“Machos” is uncommon German (frequency #70,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,533
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Macho

Key facts for Machos
PropertyValue
HeadwordMachos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmat͡ʃos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Machos” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Machos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Machos is uncommon German at frequency #70,533 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmat͡ʃos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Machos in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Machos, spelled M-A-C-H-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Macho
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Macho
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Macho
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Macho
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Macho

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Machos"?
"Machos" is spelled M-A-C-H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmat͡ʃos].
What does "Machos" mean?
As a noun, "Machos" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Macho
How do you pronounce "Machos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Machos" is [ˈmat͡ʃos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Machos" come from?
"Machos" is a German 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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Using “Machos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-C-H-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmat͡ʃos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list