Morocco

/məˈɹɒk.əʊ/

//məˈɹɒk.əʊ// name

The verdict

“Morocco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,750 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,750
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marruecos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-morocco · Morocco · Spanish

Morocco · rank #68,750 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,750
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mortíferas

Nearest frequency peer: mortíferas (+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 “Morocco”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Morocco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morocco
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorocco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/məˈɹɒk.əʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Morocco” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Moroccocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mortíferas” (#68,751), “mitocondrial” (#68,747), “Mirandola” (#68,746). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “Morocco” va en #68,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morocco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,750 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /məˈɹɒk.əʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marruecos.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Morocco in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Morocco, spelled M-O-R-O-C-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marruecos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Morocco"?
"Morocco" is spelled M-O-R-O-C-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈɹɒk.əʊ/.
What does "Morocco" mean?
As a proper noun, "Morocco" means: Marruecos.
How do you pronounce "Morocco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morocco" is /məˈɹɒk.əʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morocco" come from?
"Morocco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Morocco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list