macana
[maˈkana]
The verdict
“macana” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,350 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,350
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vara o bastón de madera pesada, a veces guarecida de pedernal, que los caribes y otros pueblos de la región empleaban como arma.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈkana] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,350 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for macana is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈkana]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,350 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for macana, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is macana, spelled M-A-C-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Vara o bastón de madera pesada, a veces guarecida de pedernal, que los caribes y otros pueblos de la región empleaban como arma.
- 2Por extensión, bastón grueso o garrote
- 3Porra de goma utilizada por las fuerzas de seguridad para reducir a los detenidos o controlar tumultos.
- 4Figuradamente, pene.
- 5Error que produce un contratiempo.
- 6Afirmación desatinada, falaz o engañosa
- 7Comentario jocoso o humorístico.
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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Using “macana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈkana] (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.