maraca

[maˈɾaka]

/[maˈɾaka]/ noun

The verdict

“maraca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,462 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,462
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento musical de percusión, formado por un recipiente hueco elaborado a partir de un fruto leñoso o de material plástico, dentro del cual se introducen cuentas, y que se agita para marcar el ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-maraca · maraca · Spanish

maraca · rank #56,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,462
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maquinita

Nearest frequency peer: maquinita (-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 “maraca”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maraca
PropertyValue
Headwordmaraca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɾaka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maraca” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.maracacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “maquinita” (#56,461), “marcharán” (#56,463), “mansalva” (#56,460). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maraca” va en #56,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maraca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,462 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈɾaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maraca, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is maraca, spelled M-A-R-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento musical de percusión, formado por un recipiente hueco elaborado a partir de un fruto leñoso o de material plástico, dentro del cual se introducen cuentas, y que se agita para marcar el compás.
  2. 2
    Billete de un peso cubano.

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 "maraca"?
"maraca" is spelled M-A-R-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɾaka].
What does "maraca" mean?
As a noun, "maraca" means: Instrumento musical de percusión, formado por un recipiente hueco elaborado a partir de un fruto leñoso o de material plástico, dentro del cual se introducen cuentas, y que se agita para marcar el ...
How do you pronounce "maraca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maraca" is [maˈɾaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maraca" come from?
"maraca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list