macaca

[maˈkaka]

/[maˈkaka]/ noun

The verdict

“macaca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de macaco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-macaca · macaca · Spanish

macaca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for macaca
PropertyValue
Headwordmacaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈkaka]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “macaca” en español

macacaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

macaca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈkaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de macaco.".

macaca doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is macaca, spelled M-A-C-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de macaco.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "macaca"?
"macaca" is spelled M-A-C-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈkaka].
What does "macaca" mean?
As a noun, "macaca" means: Forma del femenino singular de macaco.
How do you pronounce "macaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macaca" is [maˈkaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macaca" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list