macelo

[maˈselo]

/[maˈselo]/ noun

The verdict

“macelo” 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) - Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-macelo · macelo · Spanish

macelo · 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 macelo
PropertyValue
Headwordmacelo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈselo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “macelo” en español

macelono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

macelo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈselo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for macelo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is macelo, spelled M-A-C-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how macelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Macelo público de Novallas. 1941

Synonyms

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 "macelo"?
"macelo" is spelled M-A-C-E-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈselo].
What does "macelo" mean?
As a noun, "macelo" means: Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos.
How do you pronounce "macelo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macelo" is [maˈselo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macelo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list