magra

[ˈmaɣ̞ɾa]

/[ˈmaɣ̞ɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“magra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,047 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,047
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carne poco grasa del cerdo, tomada de junto al lomo o del anca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-magra · magra · Spanish

magra · rank #55,047 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,047
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH malayos

Nearest frequency peer: malayos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “magra”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “magra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for magra
PropertyValue
Headwordmagra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɣ̞ɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,047
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “magra” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).magracae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “malayos” (#55,048), “maldice” (#55,049), “maleducados” (#55,050). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “magra” va en #55,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

magra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,047 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɣ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carne poco grasa del cerdo, tomada de junto al lomo o del anca.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for magra, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is magra, spelled M-A-G-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carne poco grasa del cerdo, tomada de junto al lomo o del anca.

Synonyms

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 "magra"?
"magra" is spelled M-A-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾa].
What does "magra" mean?
As a noun, "magra" means: Carne poco grasa del cerdo, tomada de junto al lomo o del anca.
How do you pronounce "magra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magra" is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magra" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "magra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list