caffè macchiato

noun

"caffe-macchiato" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of macchiato.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caffe-macchiato · caffè macchiato · English

caffè macchiato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for caffè macchiato
PropertyValue
Headwordcaffè macchiato
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “caffè macchiato” in English

caffè macchiatosits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

caffè macchiato is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of macchiato.".

Zero misspellings are on record for caffè macchiato in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian caffè macchiato. The correct English form is caffè macchiato, spelled C-A-F-F-È- -M-A-C-C-H-I-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of macchiato.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He ascends to the above and fetches double lattes, caffè macchiatos, triple mochas for the Programmer, coming back trembling at what he has seen:[…]
  2. I loved you before you were born, have waited for you to be born, went to that café today waiting for you to sit there and order three caffè macchiatos—with just the thinnest streak of coffee—and to see me and to recognize in me, beyond the mask of my years, the man you have been expecting even before you came into this world.

Etymology

From Italian caffè macchiato.

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 "caffè macchiato"?
"caffè macchiato" is spelled C-A-F-F-È- -M-A-C-C-H-I-A-T-O.
What does "caffè macchiato" mean?
As a noun, "caffè macchiato" means: Synonym of macchiato.
What is the origin of the word "caffè macchiato"?
From Italian caffè macchiato. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list