macuto
[maˈkut̪o]
The verdict
“macuto” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #72,949 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,949
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cesto cilíndrico de caña trenzada, usado para transportar vituallas o enseres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | macuto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈkut̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “macuto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for macuto is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈkut̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,949 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for macuto, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 macuto, spelled M-A-C-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cesto cilíndrico de caña trenzada, usado para transportar vituallas o enseres.
- 2Por extensión, bolsa de material resistente que se sujeta a la espalda para transportar vituallas o enseres.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “macuto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-C-U-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈkut̪o] (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
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.