machi

[ˈmat͡ʃi]

/[ˈmat͡ʃi]/ noun

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The verdict

“machi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,467
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus.

Corpus desk

Index ES-machi · machi · Spanish

machi · rank #41,467 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,467
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH líricas

Nearest frequency peer: líricas (-1 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 “machi”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “machi” 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).

machi vs mai
60% similar
machi vs mami
60% similar
machi vs mari
60% similar

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

Key facts for machi
PropertyValue
Headwordmachi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmat͡ʃi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,467
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “machi”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).machicae 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 “líricas” (#41,466), “madurando” (#41,468), “Luksic” (#41,465). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “machi” va en #41,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around machi (IPA [ˈmat͡ʃi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,467 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for machi, with forms such as "amchi", "macchi", and "machhi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mai", "mami", "mari", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is machi, spelled M-A-C-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus.
  2. 2
    Curandero, entre la gente supersticiosa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchi
  • macchi
  • machhi
  • macih
  • mahci
  • mcahi
  • mmachi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amchi2macchi1machhi1macih2mahci2mcahi2mmachi1
Edit distance from "machi"

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 "machi"?
"machi" is spelled M-A-C-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmat͡ʃi].
What does "machi" mean?
As a noun, "machi" means: Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus.
What words are commonly confused with "machi"?
"machi" is commonly confused with "mai", "mami", "mari". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machi" is [ˈmat͡ʃi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machi" come from?
"machi" 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 "machi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Livia#41,458kebab#41,450kanji#41,449Italo#41,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Pazos7 variantsharam7 variantsposan7 variantsGante7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list