maquinar
[makiˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“maquinar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,976 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,976
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Preparar una situación por medio de la astucia, generalmente de modo oculto, para enredar, engañar u obtener algún beneficio egoísta , censurable o ilícito. Elaborar un plan secreto en contra de al...
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Index ES-maquinar · maquinar · Spanish
maquinar · rank #85,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,976
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH maniqueísmo
Nearest frequency peer: maniqueísmo (-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 “maquinar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- malinterpre…
malinterpreta
14,030 corpus weight
- malsano
malsano
14,029 corpus weight
- mamografía
mamografía
14,028 corpus weight
- maniqueísmo
maniqueísmo
14,026 corpus weight
- maquinar
maquinar
14,025 corpus weight
- mataremos
mataremos
14,020 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “maquinar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maquinar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [makiˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “maquinar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
maquinar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,976 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [makiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maquinar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is maquinar, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Preparar una situación por medio de la astucia, generalmente de modo oculto, para enredar, engañar u obtener algún beneficio egoísta , censurable o ilícito. Elaborar un plan secreto en contra de alguien o de algo.
- 2Dar forma o modelar una pieza empleando una máquina (no a mano).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maquinar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ayudó a maquinar el asesinato del presidente
El micromaquinado es útil para materiales difíciles de maquinar como moldes o acero
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).