maraca
[maˈɾaka]
The verdict
“maraca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,462 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,462
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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 ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maraca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈɾaka] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maraca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maraca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,462 among 36,142 “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
- 1Instrumento 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.
- 2Billete 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.
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Using “maraca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maˈɾaka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.