macha
[ˈmat͡ʃa]
The verdict
“macha” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #45,428 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,428
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa peruana y chilena en playas arenosas expuestas al oleaje del océano.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmat͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #45,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macha” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for macha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmat͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,428 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa peruana y chilena en playas arenosas expuestas al oleaje del océano.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for macha, with forms such as "amcha", "macah", and "maccha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mala", "mamá", "mapa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is macha, spelled M-A-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1(Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa peruana y chilena en playas arenosas expuestas al oleaje del océano.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amcha,macah,maccha,machha,mahca,mcaha,mmacha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of macha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “macha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmat͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mala” - see the side-by-side comparison. macha vs mala
- 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.