# macro

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #11,066

## Definitions
1. Very large in scope or scale.
2. Clipping of macrobiotic.

## Etymology
1933, from macro-, from French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

## Easily confused with
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mar)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mao)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mark)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mary)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mars)
- **marc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-marc)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mayo)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-marx)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mare)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mara)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mari)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-marr)
- **macs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-macs)
- **Macy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-macy)
- **mako** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mako)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-mano)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-maru)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-marv)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-moro)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amcro`, `maccro`, `macor`, `macrro`, `mcaro`, `mmacro`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/macro