macho
/ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/
"macho" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“macho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,697. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,697
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-macho · macho · English
macho · rank #20,697 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,697
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH maestro
Nearest frequency peer: maestro (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “macho”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lillian
Lillian
79,308 corpus weight
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liquidation
79,307 corpus weight
- longitude
longitude
79,306 corpus weight
- macho
macho
79,304 corpus weight
- maestro
maestro
79,303 corpus weight
- magna
magna
79,302 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “macho” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macho |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #20,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macho” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around macho (IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,697 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for macho, with forms such as "amcho", "maccho", and "machho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mao", "mah", "much", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male. The correct English form is macho, spelled M-A-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how macho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
macho culture
I like sports because I enjoy knowing that many of these macho athletes have to vomit before a big game. Any guy who would take a job where you gotta puke first is my kinda guy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish macho (“male”), from Latin masculus. Doublet of male.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amcho
- maccho
- machho
- macoh
- mahco
- mcaho
- mmacho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "macho", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.