maqui

[ˈmaki]

/[ˈmaki]/ noun

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The verdict

“maqui” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,342 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,342
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - (Aristotelia chilensis) Pequeño árbol perenne de la familia de las elaeocarpáceas, natural de la selva templada de Chile y Argentina. Alcanza una altura de 4 a 5 m, con un tronco fuertemente ramifi...

Corpus desk

Index ES-maqui · maqui · Spanish

maqui · rank #79,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,342
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Margherita

Nearest frequency peer: Margherita (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “maqui”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “maqui” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for maqui
PropertyValue
Headwordmaqui
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaki]
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maqui” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). maqui lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maqui is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,342 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for maqui, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is maqui, spelled M-A-Q-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Aristotelia chilensis) Pequeño árbol perenne de la familia de las elaeocarpáceas, natural de la selva templada de Chile y Argentina. Alcanza una altura de 4 a 5 m, con un tronco fuertemente ramificado cubierto de corteza lisa, hojas simples, ovales a lanceoladas, serradas, flores pequeñas y blancas que fructifican en una baya carnosa de color negro-morado y 4 a 6 mm de diámetro. Bayas y hojas se emplean en gastronomía, y estas últimas además como febrífugo y analgésico.
  2. 2
    Fruto del maqui₁, que se consume crudo o en conservas y mermeladas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how maqui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El maqui (aristotela maqui), da una murtilla menuda, fresca, dulce i astrinjente de la que hacen helados i bebidas.
  2. Lo que ya jueron creciendo estos niñitos, la llevaron a l' orilla de unos maqui a tomar agüita y darle unah hojitas de maqui, de quila y de too.

This word in other languages

maqui(English)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maqui"?
"maqui" is spelled M-A-Q-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaki].
What does "maqui" mean?
As a noun, "maqui" means: (Aristotelia chilensis) Pequeño árbol perenne de la familia de las elaeocarpáceas, natural de la selva templada de Chile y Argentina. Alcanza una altura de 4 a 5 m, con un tronco fuertemente ramifi...
How do you pronounce "maqui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maqui" is [ˈmaki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maqui" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

merda#79,358maché#79,324Mitzi#79,365mollo#79,368
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list