macelo

[maˈselo]

/[maˈselo]/ noun

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The verdict

“macelo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lugar donde se sacrifican reses y ganado y se tratan o preparan para abastecimiento y provisión públicos.

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

Where “macelo” sits in Spanish frequency

macelo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for macelo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈselo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

Synonyms

matadero

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?
"macelo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “macelo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maˈselo] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list