macabro

[maˈkaβ̞ɾo]

/[maˈkaβ̞ɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“macabro” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,436
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que produce emociones de repulsión similares a las que producen los cadáveres y lo mortuorio, o que tiene características asociadas con ello.

Corpus desk

Index ES-macabro · macabro · Spanish

macabro · rank #28,436 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,436
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH magnitudes

Nearest frequency peer: magnitudes (+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 “macabro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “macabro” 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).

macabro vs Macao
57% similar
macabro vs Mataró
43% similar
macabro vs macabra
86% similar

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

Key facts for macabro
PropertyValue
Headwordmacabro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈkaβ̞ɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,436
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “macabro”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “magnitudes” (#28,437), “loto” (#28,434), “mallas” (#28,438). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “macabro” va en #28,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around macabro (IPA [maˈkaβ̞ɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,436 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for macabro, with forms such as "amcabro", "maacbro", and "macabbro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Macao", "Mataró", "macabra", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is macabro, spelled M-A-C-A-B-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que produce emociones de repulsión similares a las que producen los cadáveres y lo mortuorio, o que tiene características asociadas con ello.
  2. 2
    Se dice también de la persona que gusta cosas relacionadas con la muerte, lo funerario y lo cadavérico.
  3. 3
    Se aplica a un género literario en que se privilegian los temas relacionados con la muerte, lo fantasmal, el misterio y lo cadavérico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how macabro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Una zorra lanzaba a ratos su eructo macabro y estridente

This word in other languages

macabre(English)macabre(Français)makaber(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amcabro
  • maacbro
  • macabbro
  • macabor
  • macabrro
  • macarbo
  • macavro
  • macbaro
  • maccabro
  • mcaabro
  • mmacabro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macabro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amcabro2maacbro2macabbro1macabor2macabrro1macarbo2macavro1macbaro2
Edit distance from "macabro"

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 "macabro"?
"macabro" is spelled M-A-C-A-B-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈkaβ̞ɾo].
What does "macabro" mean?
As an adjective, "macabro" means: Que produce emociones de repulsión similares a las que producen los cadáveres y lo mortuorio, o que tiene características asociadas con ello.
What words are commonly confused with "macabro"?
"macabro" is commonly confused with "Macao", "Mataró", "macabra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "macabro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macabro" is [maˈkaβ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macabro" come from?
"macabro" 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 "macabro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mezquino11 variantsnavajas11 variantsimpedirá11 variantsnupcial11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list