maguey
ma·guey/məˈɡeɪ/noun
maguey is spelled M-A-G-U-E-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ma·guey). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maguey means “Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maguey is magueys.
How many letters and syllables are in maguey?
| Letters | 6: M-A-G-U-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ma·guey |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is maguey?
Maguey appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 maguey?
- /məˈɡeɪ/
Maguey has 2 syllables, split ma·guey in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maguey.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maguey
- magueys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maguey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maguey in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense North American agave:
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 maguey come from?
Borrowed from Spanish maguey, from Taíno *mawei.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).