Maracuja

[maʁaˈkuːja]

/[maʁaˈkuːja]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frucht der Passionsblume

Corpus desk

Index DE-maracuja · Maracuja · German

Maracuja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • 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 Maracuja
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaracuja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maʁaˈkuːja]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maracuja“ im Deutschen

Maracujasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Maracuja is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maʁaˈkuːja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frucht der Passionsblume".

Maracuja doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Maracuja, spelled M-A-R-A-C-U-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frucht der Passionsblume

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Maracuja enthält viel Vitamin C.

Synonyms

GrenadillaPassionsfrucht

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maracuja"?
"Maracuja" is spelled M-A-R-A-C-U-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁaˈkuːja].
What does "Maracuja" mean?
As a noun, "Maracuja" means: Frucht der Passionsblume
How do you pronounce "Maracuja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maracuja" is [maʁaˈkuːja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maracuja" come from?
"Maracuja" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list