marico

[maˈɾiko]

/[maˈɾiko]/ noun

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The verdict

“marico” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,129
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Varón que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marico · marico · Spanish

marico · rank #23,129 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,129
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH manzano

Nearest frequency peer: manzano (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “marico”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “marico” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marico vs marzo
67% similar
marico vs murió
50% similar
marico vs Mario
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marico
PropertyValue
Headwordmarico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɾiko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,129
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marico”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).maricocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “manzano” (#23,128), “masculinas” (#23,130), “malversación” (#23,127). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marico” va en #23,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around marico (IPA [maˈɾiko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,129 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for marico, with forms such as "amrico", "mairco", and "marcio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "marzo", "murió", "Mario", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is marico, spelled M-A-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Varón que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico.
  2. 2
    Dícese del varón con modales y actitudes prototípicamente femeninas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrico
  • mairco
  • marcio
  • maricco
  • marioc
  • marrico
  • mmarico
  • mraico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrico2mairco2marcio2maricco1marioc2marrico1mmarico1mraico2
Edit distance from "marico"

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 "marico"?
"marico" is spelled M-A-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɾiko].
What does "marico" mean?
As a noun, "marico" means: Varón que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico.
What words are commonly confused with "marico"?
"marico" is commonly confused with "marzo", "murió", "Mario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marico" is [maˈɾiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marico" come from?
"marico" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mataba#23,131lápida#23,125montan#23,141labial#23,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

jaulas8 variantsperenne8 variantsponele8 variantspulse8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list