macrón
[maˈkɾõn]
The verdict
“macrón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signo diacrítico en forma de raya horizontal que se usa sobre diversas letras, o debajo de ellas, generalmente para indicar la manera de pronunciarlas. Uno de sus usos más extendidos es para indica...
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Index ES-macron · macrón · Spanish
macrón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macrón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈkɾõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
macrón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈkɾõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
macrón has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is macrón, spelled M-A-C-R-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Signo diacrítico en forma de raya horizontal que se usa sobre diversas letras, o debajo de ellas, generalmente para indicar la manera de pronunciarlas. Uno de sus usos más extendidos es para indicar las vocales largas del latín.
- 2Modelo de representación de la energía en tres dimensiones.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how macrón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Carochi en su gramática de 1645 marcó las vocales largas con un macrón y las cortas con un acento agudo.
El macrón puede imaginarse como un modelo sumamente específico de energía en tres dimensiones.
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.