hamaca

/[aˈmaka]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,678

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

hamaca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Mueble formado por una red o tela de forma oblonga suspendida por sus extremos de árboles o postes, de tal modo de permitir a una o más personas acostarse en ella. Pronounced [aˈmaka]. Often confused with hampa and humana.

Key facts for hamaca
PropertyValue
Headwordhamaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈmaka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,678
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hamaca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hamaca is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈmaka]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,678 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for hamaca, with forms such as "ahmaca", "haamca", and "hamaac". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hampa", "humana", "hazaña", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is hamaca, spelled H-A-M-A-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mueble formado por una red o tela de forma oblonga suspendida por sus extremos de árboles o postes, de tal modo de permitir a una o más personas acostarse en ella.
  2. 2
    Silla que se hamaca o mece de delante atrás por lo general sobre un pie pivotante.
  3. 3
    Asiento suspendido en el aire por dos cuerdas, que se impulsa como juego de delante atrás con el movimento del cuerpo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahmaca,haamca,hamaac,hamacca,hamcaa,hammaca,hhamaca,hmaaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hamaca

Misspelling Variants of "hamaca"

ahmaca6haamca6hamaac6hamacca7hamcaa6hammaca7hhamaca7hmaaca6
Misspelling Variants of "hamaca"

Frequency rank: #29,678 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hamaca"?
"hamaca" is spelled H-A-M-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmaka].
What does "hamaca" mean?
As a noun, "hamaca" means: Mueble formado por una red o tela de forma oblonga suspendida por sus extremos de árboles o postes, de tal modo de permitir a una o más personas acostarse en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "hamaca"?
"hamaca" is commonly confused with "hampa", "humana", "hazaña". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hamaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hamaca" is [aˈmaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hamaca" come from?
"hamaca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.