maquillarse

[makiˈʝaɾse]

/[makiˈʝaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“maquillarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,228 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,228
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maquillar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-maquillarse · maquillarse · Spanish

maquillarse · rank #63,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,228
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maorí

Nearest frequency peer: maorí (-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 “maquillarse”

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 “maquillarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maquillarse
PropertyValue
Headwordmaquillarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[makiˈʝaɾse]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maquillarse” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).maquillarsecae 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: “maorí” (#63,227), “mareando” (#63,229), “mandarán” (#63,226). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maquillarse” va en #63,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maquillarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,228 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [makiˈʝaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maquillar (uso pronominal de ...)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for maquillarse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 maquillarse, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-L-L-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maquillar (uso pronominal de ...)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maquillarse"?
"maquillarse" is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-L-L-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [makiˈʝaɾse].
What does "maquillarse" mean?
As a verb, "maquillarse" means: Maquillar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "maquillarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maquillarse" is [makiˈʝaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list