hamaca

[aˈmaka]

/[aˈmaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“hamaca” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,678. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,678
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hamaca · hamaca · Spanish

hamaca · rank #29,678 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,678
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hackeo

Nearest frequency peer: hackeo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “hamaca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “hamaca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hamaca vs hampa
67% similar
hamaca vs humana
67% similar
hamaca vs hazaña
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “hamaca”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hamacacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hackeo” (#29,677), “herencias” (#29,679), “habilitada” (#29,676). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hamaca” va en #29,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hamaca (IPA [aˈmaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,678 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hamaca, with forms such as "ahmaca", "haamca", and "hamaac". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hampa", "humana", "hazaña", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hamaca, spelled H-A-M-A-C-A.

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

chinchorrohamaca paraguayamecedorasilla mecedoracolumpio

This word in other languages

hammock(English)hamac(Français)Hängematte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahmaca
  • haamca
  • hamaac
  • hamacca
  • hamcaa
  • hammaca
  • hhamaca
  • hmaaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hamaca - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahmaca2haamca2hamaac2hamacca1hamcaa2hammaca1hhamaca1hmaaca2
Edit distance from "hamaca"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hamaca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hackeo#29,677iguana#29,685impera#29,687fundas#29,665

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

inerte8 variantsEulalia8 variantsestéis8 variantsescupe8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list