maquinita

[makiˈnit̪a]

/[makiˈnit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“maquinita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,461 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,461
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de máquina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maquinita · maquinita · Spanish

maquinita · rank #56,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,461
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mansalva

Nearest frequency peer: mansalva (-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 “maquinita”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maquinita
PropertyValue
Headwordmaquinita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[makiˈnit̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maquinita” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).maquinitacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mansalva” (#56,460), “maraca” (#56,462), “marcharán” (#56,463). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maquinita” va en #56,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maquinita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,461 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [makiˈnit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maquinita, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is maquinita, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de máquina.
  2. 2
    Política monetaria gubernamental que consiste en abusar de la emisión monetaria bajo el pretexto de disminuir la pobreza, lo que acarrea inflación, entre otros diversos efectos perjudiciales para la economía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La consolidación de los 900 millones, de por sí, ni moviliza la maquinita del Banco de Reserva ni es inflacionaria. Lo que ha movilizado la maquinita y ha obligado al Gobierno a inyectar dentro de nuestra economía una fuerte cantidad de millones de billetes inflacionarios es, por una parte, el Decreto de alza de sueldos al personal de la administración na…
  2. Sí, voy a terminar con el Banco Central. Porque el Banco Central es el origen de la inflación, es decir, es la maquinita. ¿Sabés por qué voy a terminar con la inflación? Porque es la forma con la que ustedes nos roban a nosotros. ¿Sabés cuánto nos robaron ustedes con la emisión monetaria en los más de veinte años desde que salimos desde la convertibilidad…

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 "maquinita"?
"maquinita" is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [makiˈnit̪a].
What does "maquinita" mean?
As a noun, "maquinita" means: Diminutivo de máquina.
How do you pronounce "maquinita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maquinita" is [makiˈnit̪a]. 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 "maquinita", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list