macerar
[maseˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“macerar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ablandar una cosa estrujándola o golpeándola, o manteniéndola sumergida por algún tiempo en un líquido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-macerar · macerar · Spanish
macerar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macerar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maseˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “macerar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
macerar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maseˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
macerar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is macerar, spelled M-A-C-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ablandar una cosa estrujándola o golpeándola, o manteniéndola sumergida por algún tiempo en un líquido.
- 2Sumergir una sustancia en un líquido que está a la temperatura ambiente, para extraer de ella las partes solubles.
- 3Mortificar, afligir la carne con penitencias.
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.