marranos
[maˈranos]
The verdict
“marranos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,097 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,097
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de marrano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-marranos · marranos · Spanish
marranos · rank #72,097 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,097
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH maridaje
Nearest frequency peer: maridaje (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “marranos”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- manifiestas
manifiestas
27,908 corpus weight
- maniático
maniático
27,907 corpus weight
- maridaje
maridaje
27,905 corpus weight
- marranos
marranos
27,904 corpus weight
- masoquistas
masoquistas
27,903 corpus weight
- mastín
mastín
27,902 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “marranos” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marranos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈranos] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,097 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marranos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marranos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,097 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈranos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de marrano.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for marranos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is marranos, spelled M-A-R-R-A-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de marrano.
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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