Maru

/[ˈmaɾu]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,291

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Maru is aSpanishname. It means: Hipocorístico de Marianela. Pronounced [ˈmaɾu]. Often confused with Mr and mu.

Key facts for Maru
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaru
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈmaɾu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,291
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Maru is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɾu]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,291 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hipocorístico de Marianela.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Maru, with forms such as "amru", "marru", and "maur". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mr", "mu", "más", 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 Maru, spelled M-A-R-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hipocorístico de Marianela.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amru,marru,maur,mmaru,mrau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Maru

Misspelling Variants of "Maru"

amru4marru5maur4mmaru5mrau4
Misspelling Variants of "Maru"

Frequency rank: #29,291 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maru"?
"Maru" is spelled M-A-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɾu].
What does "Maru" mean?
As a name, "Maru" means: Hipocorístico de Marianela.
What words are commonly confused with "Maru"?
"Maru" is commonly confused with "Mr", "mu", "más". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maru" is [ˈmaɾu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maru" come from?
"Maru" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Spanish index:

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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.