Machuca

[maˈt͡ʃuka]

/[maˈt͡ʃuka]/ name

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The verdict

“Machuca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,452 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,452
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.

Key facts for Machuca
PropertyValue
HeadwordMachuca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maˈt͡ʃuka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Machuca” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Machuca lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Machuca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,452 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maˈt͡ʃuka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Machuca, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Machuca, spelled M-A-C-H-U-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 "Machuca"?
"Machuca" is spelled M-A-C-H-U-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈt͡ʃuka].
What does "Machuca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Machuca" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Machuca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Machuca" is [maˈt͡ʃuka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Machuca" come from?
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Using “Machuca”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-H-U-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maˈt͡ʃuka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list