machaque

[maˈt͡ʃake]

/[maˈt͡ʃake]/ verb

The verdict

“machaque” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de machacar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-machaque · machaque · Spanish

machaque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for machaque
PropertyValue
Headwordmachaque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maˈt͡ʃake]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “machaque” en español

machaquequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

machaque is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maˈt͡ʃake]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for machaque, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is machaque, spelled M-A-C-H-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de machacar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de machacar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de machacar.

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 "machaque"?
"machaque" is spelled M-A-C-H-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈt͡ʃake].
What does "machaque" mean?
As a verb, "machaque" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de machacar.
How do you pronounce "machaque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machaque" is [maˈt͡ʃake]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machaque" come from?
"machaque" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list