maracuyá

[maɾakuˈʝa]

/[maɾakuˈʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“maracuyá” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,528 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,528
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Passiflora edulis) Planta trepadora del género Passiflora, nativa de las regiones subtropicales de América. Se cultiva comercialmente en la mayoría de las áreas tropicales y subtropicales del glob...

Corpus desk

Index ES-maracuya · maracuyá · Spanish

maracuyá · rank #76,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,528
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mansas

Nearest frequency peer: mansas (-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 “maracuyá”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maracuyá
PropertyValue
Headwordmaracuyá
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾakuˈʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maracuyá” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).maracuyácae 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: “mansas” (#76,527), “marchitan” (#76,530), “mandolina” (#76,525). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “maracuyá” va en #76,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maracuyá is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,528 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɾakuˈʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maracuyá, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is maracuyá, spelled M-A-R-A-C-U-Y-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Passiflora edulis) Planta trepadora del género Passiflora, nativa de las regiones subtropicales de América. Se cultiva comercialmente en la mayoría de las áreas tropicales y subtropicales del globo, entre otros países: Bolivia, Brasil, Ecuador, Perú, Colombia, Venezuela, partes del Caribe y Estados Unidos. Esta especie es sumamente apreciada por su fruto y en menor medida por sus flores, siendo cultivada en ocasiones como ornamental. La infusión de sus hojas y flores se utiliza, además, con efectos medicinales.
  2. 2
    Fruto de la Passiflora edulis, muy apreciado para jugos y postres, una baya oval o redonda, de entre 4 y 10 cm de diámetro, fibrosa y jugosa, recubierta de una cáscara gruesa, cerosa, delicada e incomestible. Contiene numerosas semillas pequeñas envueltas en una pulpa viscosa y de sabor agridulce. El color varía según las especies, siendo más común el amarillo verdoso.

Synonyms

calalamburucuyáchinolafruta de la pasiónparchaparchíoparchitapasionariacalalachinolaparchíoparchita

This word in other languages

passion fruit(English)Maracuja(Deutsch)

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 "maracuyá"?
"maracuyá" is spelled M-A-R-A-C-U-Y-Á. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾakuˈʝa].
What does "maracuyá" mean?
As a noun, "maracuyá" means: (Passiflora edulis) Planta trepadora del género Passiflora, nativa de las regiones subtropicales de América. Se cultiva comercialmente en la mayoría de las áreas tropicales y subtropicales del glob...
How do you pronounce "maracuyá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maracuyá" is [maɾakuˈʝa]. 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 "maracuyá", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mandinga#76,524marginar#76,532maleante#76,520maldicen#76,519

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list