macrófago
[maˈkɾofaɣ̞o]
The verdict
“macrófago” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variedad de leucocito de gran tamaño que fagocita microorganismos y tejidos dañados; también colabora con los linfocitos para la identificación de los antígenos. Tiene la capacidad de desplazarse f...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macrófago |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈkɾofaɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macrófago” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
macrófago is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈkɾofaɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variedad de leucocito de gran tamaño que fagocita microorganismos y tejidos dañados; también colabora con los linfocitos para la identificación de los antígenos. Tiene la capacidad de desplazarse f...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for macrófago in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is macrófago, spelled M-A-C-R-Ó-F-A-G-O.
Definition
- 1Variedad de leucocito de gran tamaño que fagocita microorganismos y tejidos dañados; también colabora con los linfocitos para la identificación de los antígenos. Tiene la capacidad de desplazarse fuera de los vasos sanguíneos y linfoides, y de permanecer en diversos tejidos del cuerpo.
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.
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Using “macrófago”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-R-Ó-F-A-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈkɾofaɣ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.