macarena
Ma·ca·re·na/ˌmɑkəˈɹeɪnə/noun
macarena is spelled M-A-C-A-R-E-N-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables (Ma·ca·re·na). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macarena means “Alternative form of Macarena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of macarena is macarenas.
How many letters and syllables are in macarena?
| Letters | 8: M-A-C-A-R-E-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Ma·ca·re·na |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is macarena?
Macarena appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 macarena?
- UK /ˌmækəˈɹeɪnə/
- US /ˌmɑkəˈɹeɪnə/
- /ˌmakəˈɹenə/
Macarena has 4 syllables, split Ma·ca·re·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Macarena.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with macarena?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as macarena from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of macarena
- macarenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macarena mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Macarena.
noun
- 1
A particular line dance with a set of simple arm movements and exaggerated hip motion performed to a fast Latin rhythm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does macarena come from?
From the Spanish female given name Macarena, which is the title of a well-known song from 1993 by Spanish duo Los del Río.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).