Macarena

/[makaˈɾena]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,306

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Macarena is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de mujer Pronounced [makaˈɾena].

Key facts for Macarena
PropertyValue
HeadwordMacarena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[makaˈɾena]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,306
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Macarena in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Macarena is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [makaˈɾena]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,306 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de mujer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Macarena, with forms such as "amcarena", "maacrena", and "macaerna". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Macarena, spelled M-A-C-A-R-E-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de mujer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amcarena,maacrena,macaerna,macarean,macarenna,macarnea,macarrena,maccarena,macraena,mcaarena,mmacarena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Macarena

Misspelling Variants of "Macarena"

amcarena8maacrena8macaerna8macarean8macarenna9macarnea8macarrena9maccarena9
Misspelling Variants of "Macarena"

Frequency rank: #18,306 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Macarena"?
"Macarena" is spelled M-A-C-A-R-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [makaˈɾena].
What does "Macarena" mean?
As a name, "Macarena" means: Nombre de pila de mujer
What are common misspellings of "Macarena"?
Common misspellings include "amcarena", "maacrena", "macaerna", "macarean", "macarenna". The correct spelling is "Macarena".
How do you pronounce "Macarena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Macarena" is [makaˈɾena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Macarena" come from?
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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.