moraga
[moˈɾaɣ̞a]
The verdict
“moraga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,159 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,159
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haz de espigas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-moraga · moraga · Spanish
moraga · rank #91,159 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,159
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH monóculo
Nearest frequency peer: monóculo (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “moraga”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- monedita
monedita
8,848 corpus weight
- monolitos
monolitos
8,847 corpus weight
- monóculo
monóculo
8,843 corpus weight
- moraga
moraga
8,842 corpus weight
- mordidos
mordidos
8,840 corpus weight
- mosquetero
mosquetero
8,839 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “moraga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “moraga” en español
Rare enough to double-check
moraga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,159 among 3,868 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moraga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
—Si quieren ir a la almadraba podemos alquilar un bote —dijo el muchacho—. Mi padre les hará moraga a bordo.
Hasta los mismos huesos son aprovechados. Y sirven para dar gusto a sopas y cocidos cuando ya nadie se acuerda de la moraga, de la matanza.
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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