macramé
/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/
"macrame" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“macramé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macramé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macramé” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
macramé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.".
macramé has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1865, borrowed from French macramé, from Italian macramè, from Ottoman Turkish مقرمه (makrame), from Arabic مِقْرَمَة (miqrama, “ornamental fringe, embroidered veil”), from مِقْرَم (miqram, “bedspread”), from قَرَمَ (qarama, “to gnaw”), from Proto-Semitic *… The correct English form is macramé, spelled M-A-C-R-A-M-É.
Definition
- 1A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
Etymology
1865, borrowed from French macramé, from Italian macramè, from Ottoman Turkish مقرمه (makrame), from Arabic مِقْرَمَة (miqrama, “ornamental fringe, embroidered veil”), from مِقْرَم (miqram, “bedspread”), from قَرَمَ (qarama, “to gnaw”), from Proto-Semitic *q-r-m.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “macramé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-C-R-A-M-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.