marimacho
[maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]
The verdict
“marimacho” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marimacho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marimacho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for marimacho is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Mujer de aspecto o comportamiento que recuerdan a los convencionalmente atribuídos a los varones
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.
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Using “marimacho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-I-M-A-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾiˈmat͡ʃo] (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
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.