macadam
[makaˈð̞ãm]
The verdict
“macadam” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pavimento de balasto (grava y piedra machacada) y bitumen (hormigón bituminoso), que una vez tendido se comprime con rodillo empapado en agua.
Corpus desk
Index ES-macadam · macadam · Spanish
macadam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macadam |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [makaˈð̞ãm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “macadam” en español
Rare enough to double-check
macadam is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [makaˈð̞ãm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pavimento de balasto (grava y piedra machacada) y bitumen (hormigón bituminoso), que una vez tendido se comprime con rodillo empapado en agua.".
No misspelling variants are generated for macadam in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is macadam, spelled M-A-C-A-D-A-M.
Definition
- 1Pavimento de balasto (grava y piedra machacada) y bitumen (hormigón bituminoso), que una vez tendido se comprime con rodillo empapado en agua.
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.