maguey
[maˈɣ̞ej]
The verdict
“maguey” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,059 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,059
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Agave americana) Pita, planta suculenta originaria de Norteamérica con una roseta basal de hojas espinosas en forma de pencas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-maguey · maguey · Spanish
maguey · rank #51,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,059
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH macros
Nearest frequency peer: macros (-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 “maguey”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Macario
Macario
48,946 corpus weight
- macos
macos
48,944 corpus weight
- macros
macros
48,943 corpus weight
- maguey
maguey
48,942 corpus weight
- maior
maior
48,941 corpus weight
- mamacita
mamacita
48,938 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maguey” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maguey |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈɣ̞ej] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “maguey” en español
Rare enough to double-check
maguey is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,059 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈɣ̞ej]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Agave americana) Pita, planta suculenta originaria de Norteamérica con una roseta basal de hojas espinosas en forma de pencas.".
maguey has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is maguey, spelled M-A-G-U-E-Y.
Definition
- 1(Agave americana) Pita, planta suculenta originaria de Norteamérica con una roseta basal de hojas espinosas en forma de pencas.
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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