macla

[ˈmakla]

/[ˈmakla]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agrupación de dos o más cristales idénticos, orientados simétricamente con respecto a un eje o a un plano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-macla · macla · Spanish

macla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 macla
PropertyValue
Headwordmacla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmakla]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “macla” en español

maclano 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

macla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmakla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agrupación de dos o más cristales idénticos, orientados simétricamente con respecto a un eje o a un plano.".

No misspelling variants are generated for macla in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is macla, spelled M-A-C-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agrupación de dos o más cristales idénticos, orientados simétricamente con respecto a un eje o a un plano.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cristales maclados. Los cristales maclados (cada uno de los cristales que forman la macla) se encuentran en contacto a lo largo de una superficie plana o aparecen incrustados el uno en el otro: por contacto (por ejemplo en forma de lanza en el caso del yeso: sulfato de calcio con agua, CaSO₄ • 2 H₂O), y por incrustación (la fluorita). Existen también macl…

Synonyms

gemelación

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 "macla"?
"macla" is spelled M-A-C-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmakla].
What does "macla" mean?
As a noun, "macla" means: Agrupación de dos o más cristales idénticos, orientados simétricamente con respecto a un eje o a un plano.
How do you pronounce "macla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "macla" is [ˈmakla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "macla" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list