macabeo
[makaˈβ̞eo]
The verdict
“macabeo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,947 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,947
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de o relativo a la familia de los Macabeos, un grupo de insurgentes judíos que dirigieron la revuelta contra el dominio helenístico de Judea y garantizaron la independencia de la región dura...
Corpus desk
Index ES-macabeo · macabeo · Spanish
macabeo · rank #72,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,947
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH macabros
Nearest frequency peer: macabros (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “macabeo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- longer
longer
27,058 corpus weight
- lucrarse
lucrarse
27,056 corpus weight
- macabeo
macabeo
27,054 corpus weight
- macabros
macabros
27,053 corpus weight
- macuto
macuto
27,052 corpus weight
- magros
magros
27,050 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “macabeo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macabeo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [makaˈβ̞eo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #72,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “macabeo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
macabeo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,947 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [makaˈβ̞eo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de o relativo a la familia de los Macabeos, un grupo de insurgentes judíos que dirigieron la revuelta contra el dominio helenístico de Judea y garantizaron la independencia de la región dura...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for macabeo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is macabeo, spelled M-A-C-A-B-E-O.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo a la familia de los Macabeos, un grupo de insurgentes judíos que dirigieron la revuelta contra el dominio helenístico de Judea y garantizaron la independencia de la región durante alrededor de un siglo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how macabeo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el año 165 aC, cuando la revuelta macabea contra Antíoco Epífanes, se escribe el Libro de Daniel, cuyo libro séptimo puede ser considerado como el primer manifiesto mesiánico: allí se predice cómo Israel acabará venciendo al Imperio griego y luego gobernará por siempre el mundo.
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.
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