macchia
/ˈmækiə/noun
macchia is spelled M-A-C-C-H-I-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, macchia means “Any shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in macchia?
| Letters | 7: M-A-C-C-H-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is macchia?
Macchia appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 macchia?
- UK /ˈmɑːkiə/
- US /ˈmækiə/
Macchia has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-macchia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does macchia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macchia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shrubland biota:
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 macchia come from?
From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).