marimacho

[maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]

/[maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]/ noun

The verdict

“marimacho” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones

Corpus desk

Index ES-marimacho · marimacho · Spanish

marimacho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for marimacho
PropertyValue
Headwordmarimacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marimacho” en español

marimachoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marimacho is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones".

No misspelling variants are generated for marimacho in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is marimacho, spelled M-A-R-I-M-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how marimacho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Era de corta estatura, flaca, rubia, de azules ojos: su belleza, completamente apócrifa, consistía tan sólo en la marcialidad de su apostura y en su destreza hípica, cualidades de marimacho, no de mujer

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marimacho"?
"marimacho" is spelled M-A-R-I-M-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo].
What does "marimacho" mean?
As a noun, "marimacho" means: Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones
How do you pronounce "marimacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marimacho" is [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marimacho" come from?
"marimacho" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list