moraga
[moˈɾaɣ̞a]
The verdict
“moraga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,159 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,159
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Haz de espigas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moraga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈɾaɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moraga” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
moraga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,159 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈɾaɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
moraga has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is moraga, spelled M-O-R-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1Haz de espigas.
- 2Asado campestre, en especial de pescado.
- 3Por extensión, fiesta nocturna al aire libre.
- 4Matanza del cerdo.
- 5Por extensión, primeros trozos de carne de la matanza aliñada con ajos y pimienta molida.
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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Using “moraga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-A-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈɾaɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.