Macanese
/ˌmæk.əˈniz/adjective, noun
Macanese is spelled M-A-C-A-N-E-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Macanese means “Of or related to Macau” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Macanese?
| Letters | 8: M-A-C-A-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Macanese?
Macanese appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Macanese?
- /ˌmæk.əˈniz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Macanese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Macanese
- more Macanese comparative
- most Macanese superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Macanese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or related to Macau.
- 2
Of or related to the Macanese people.
noun
- 1
A member of an ethnic group from Macau of mixed European (usually Portuguese) and Asian (usually Chinese) origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macanese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.