maguey
[maˈɣ̞ej]
The verdict
“maguey” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,059 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,059
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Agave americana) Pita, planta suculenta originaria de Norteamérica con una roseta basal de hojas espinosas en forma de pencas.
| 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) |
Where “maguey” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for maguey is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈɣ̞ej]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,059 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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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Using “maguey”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-G-U-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈɣ̞ej] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.