machaca

[maˈt͡ʃaka]

/[maˈt͡ʃaka]/ noun

The verdict

“machaca” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,122
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herramienta o instrumento para machacar o golpear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-machaca · machaca · Spanish

machaca · rank #49,122 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,122
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lopetegui

Nearest frequency peer: Lopetegui (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “machaca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “machaca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

machaca vs machado
71% similar
machaca vs muchacha
75% similar
machaca vs manchada
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for machaca
PropertyValue
Headwordmachaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈt͡ʃaka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,122
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “machaca”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).machacacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Lopetegui” (#49,120), “makes” (#49,124), “longo” (#49,119). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “machaca” va en #49,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around machaca (IPA [maˈt͡ʃaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,122 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for machaca, with forms such as "amchaca", "macahca", and "macchaca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "machado", "muchacha", "manchada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is machaca, spelled M-A-C-H-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta o instrumento para machacar o golpear.
  2. 2
    Repetición o insistencia en algo, hasta producir molestia o cansar.
  3. 3
    Carne de res secada para su conservación.
  4. 4
    Alimento, sustancia que se come, comida.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchaca
  • macahca
  • macchaca
  • machaac
  • machacca
  • machcaa
  • machhaca
  • mahcaca
  • mcahaca
  • mmachaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machaca - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amchaca2macahca2macchaca1machaac2machacca1machcaa2machhaca1mahcaca2
Edit distance from "machaca"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "machaca"?
"machaca" is spelled M-A-C-H-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈt͡ʃaka].
What does "machaca" mean?
As a noun, "machaca" means: Herramienta o instrumento para machacar o golpear.
What words are commonly confused with "machaca"?
"machaca" is commonly confused with "machado", "muchacha", "manchada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machaca" is [maˈt͡ʃaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machaca" come from?
"machaca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "machaca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list