maceo
[maˈseo]
The verdict
“maceo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,750 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,750
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de macear.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maceo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈseo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maceo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maceo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,750 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈseo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de macear.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maceo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maceo, spelled M-A-C-E-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de macear.
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 “maceo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-E-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈseo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.