macaque
/məˈkæk/noun
macaque is spelled M-A-C-A-Q-U-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macaque means “Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of macaque is macaques.
How many letters and syllables are in macaque?
| Letters | 7: M-A-C-A-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 macaque?
Macaque appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 macaque?
- /məˈkæk/
- /məˈkɑ(ː)k/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-macaque.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of macaque
- macaques plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macaque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macaque in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any monkey of the genus Macaca:
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.
Where does macaque come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).