machorra

[maˈt͡ʃora]

/[maˈt͡ʃora]/ noun

The verdict

“machorra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-machorra · machorra · Spanish

machorra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for machorra
PropertyValue
Headwordmachorra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈt͡ʃora]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “machorra” en español

machorrano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

machorra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈt͡ʃora]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

machorra has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is machorra, spelled M-A-C-H-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones.
  2. 2
    Hembra animal, o raremente mujer, incapaz de concebir.
  3. 3
    Res que se mata en ocasión de una fiesta.
  4. 4
    Mujer que siente atracción sexual por otras mujeres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how machorra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. - ¡Ay!, ¿yo?, ni pensarlo. ¡Dios me libre de ser tan ridícula ni tan machorra que montara a caballo como hombre! Mi papá y mi mamá dicen muy bien que eso es una indecencia en una mujer, y es querer hacerse muy singulares entrar por semejantes monerías.
  2. El carnero destinado para padre se llama de simiente; y siendo viejo, morueco: si es entero, cojudo: si es castrado, capon ó llano: el que tiene escondidos los testículos, gallardo ó testicando: el que tiene uno fuera y otro dentro ú oculto, ciclan: el individuo que no tiene cuernos se llama moron ó mocho, y la hembra que (aunque siempre mas pequeños) no…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "machorra"?
"machorra" is spelled M-A-C-H-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈt͡ʃora].
What does "machorra" mean?
As a noun, "machorra" means: Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones.
How do you pronounce "machorra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machorra" is [maˈt͡ʃora]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machorra" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list