maracuyá
[maɾakuˈʝa]
The verdict
“maracuyá” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,528 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,528
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maracuyá |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maɾakuˈʝa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,528 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maracuyá” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maracuyá is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,528 among 36,142 “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(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.
- 2Fruto 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.
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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 “maracuyá”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-A-C-U-Y-Á - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾakuˈʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.