macadán
[makaˈð̞ãn]
The verdict
“macadán” 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 May 6, 2026) - Pavimento de balasto (grava y piedra machacada) y bitumen (hormigón bituminoso), que una vez tendido se comprime con rodillo empapado en agua.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macadán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [makaˈð̞ãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macadán” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
macadán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [makaˈð̞ãn]. 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.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for macadán, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is macadán, spelled M-A-C-A-D-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Pavimento de balasto (grava y piedra machacada) y bitumen (hormigón bituminoso), que una vez tendido se comprime con rodillo empapado en agua.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “macadán”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-A-D-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [makaˈð̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.