marisco

/[maˈɾisko]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,752

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

marisco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Animal marino invertebrado comestible, en especial los crustáceos, moluscos y equinodermos. Pronounced [maˈɾisko]. Often confused with Marisol and marxismo.

Key facts for marisco
PropertyValue
Headwordmarisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɾisko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,752
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of marisco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for marisco is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈɾisko]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,752 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for marisco, with forms such as "amrisco", "mairsco", and "maricso". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Marisol", "marxismo", "mariscos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is marisco, spelled M-A-R-I-S-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal marino invertebrado comestible, en especial los crustáceos, moluscos y equinodermos.
  2. 2
    Dícese de cualquier tipo de alimento proveniente de animales marinos comestibles, incluyendo peces.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrisco,mairsco,maricso,mariscco,marisoc,marissco,marrisco,marsico,mmarisco,mraisco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for marisco

Misspelling Variants of "marisco"

amrisco7mairsco7maricso7mariscco8marisoc7marissco8marrisco8marsico7
Misspelling Variants of "marisco"

Frequency rank: #32,752 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marisco"?
"marisco" is spelled M-A-R-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɾisko].
What does "marisco" mean?
As a noun, "marisco" means: Animal marino invertebrado comestible, en especial los crustáceos, moluscos y equinodermos.
What words are commonly confused with "marisco"?
"marisco" is commonly confused with "Marisol", "marxismo", "mariscos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marisco" is [maˈɾisko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marisco" come from?
"marisco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.